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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DR8_athabascan-family-lodges-and-cabins_Anchorage-AK.html
"Our people had log houses without nails and we all lived the same. We lived subsistence way of life, and love it that way. We have our fish houses, drying racks and all that."Alberta Stephan, Eklutna. Athabascan pole and log dwellings were sim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DR7_ancient-traditions-of-the-athabascan-people_Anchorage-AK.html
Athabascans were highly nomadic, traveling in small groups to fish, hunt, and trap. Athabascan territory, the largest area of all the Alaska Native peoples, was home to 11 different linguistic groups who lived along five major riverways: the Yu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DR6_fort-richardson-national-cemetery-gate_Anchorage-AK.html
This gate is dedicated to men of the Armed Forces of the United States who died while serving their country in war and in peace.—-In Memory of Kermit Roosevelt. Born 1859-Died 1943-Who fought in the British and American Armies during World W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DR5_raven-the-creator_Anchorage-AK.html
Raven is the Creator in many Alaska Native and American Indian legends. Elements from my different legends are incorporated into this sculpture including "Raven Stealing the Stars, Sun, and Moon." The human figures in the claws symbolize icons use…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DR4_mobile-architecture_Anchorage-AK.html
Athabascans were masters at designing a variety of shelters—simple and functional—that kept them both warm and mobile as they set out to hunt and trade. Emergency shelters were constructed in minutes.A wandering hunter could pile up…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DJH_captain-james-cook_Anchorage-AK.html
James Cook was born in Yorkshire, England, on October 27, 1728. He was apprenticed to serve on sailing ships built in Whitby, near his birthplace, to carry coal along the English coast. At age 26, he joined the Royal Navy, took part in actions aga…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CAR_atlantic-salmon-a-threat-to-the-chugach-national-forest_Anchorage-AK.html
Commercial farming of Atlantic salmon using ocean net pens is important to the economy in several areas of the Pacific Northwest, especially along the coast of British Columbia. However, net pen fish farming has been banned in Alaska since 1990…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CAQ_coho-salmon-life-cycle_Anchorage-AK.html
1 to 4 years in fresh water Most coho migrate to sea after one or two years in fresh water. Sept 1-Nov 15 The adult cohos are the last of the Pacific salmon to arrive in the river to spawn. Nov 15-April 1 The eggs incubate over the winte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CAI_world-wars-memorial_Anchorage-AK.html
The Great War 1914-1918In MemoriamAird A. · Allen R. · Allen W. · Allen W.J. · Bradley F.E. · Bradley F.H. · Bradley R.I. · Carson R. · Carson W. · Coleman G. · Davies C.C. &mid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CAH_our-living-national-symbol_Anchorage-AK.html
Top Predators Eagles will prey on any animal they are capable of overtaking including ducks, gulls, porcupines, foxes and rabbits. The primary tool used to catch and kill prey are its feet. Equipped with needle sharp talons and powerful tendons…
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