Seward Chamber Destination Guide 2009 - (Page 21) le Discover Alaska’s First Peop Seward’s Historic Past Native Tribe ritages, the Qutekcek many Alaska Native he d and share in A melting pot for e their common threa and Alutiiq. Experienc inspired by the n, Aleut, ing is right, you will be of Inupiaq, Athabasca unity Center. If your tim diverse ethnic makeup l serenity of the Comm includes a Qutekcak Cultural and enue, enjoy the peacefu up. Just down Third Av tory and traditions at the their his d Drumming gro of the Orca Singing an spirit and enthusiasm tory and Art. d Institute of His Chugach Museum an te, William Henry coln’s Secretary of Sta named for President Lin s The city of Seward wa Russia in 1867. rchase of Alaska from gineered the Pu en d by Seward, the man who y was sighted and name 1792, Resurrection Ba dition, with the enth century, when in tra e eighte region’s ship-building y dating back to the lat nts first established the Seward enjoys a histor rer. Russian settleme Russian explo Alexander Baranof, a of the “Phoenix”. had already been construction age site, but the town g-abandoned Native vill on a lon mail route that led to cially founded in 1903 in Seward, tracing the Sled ic Iditarod Trail begins ry later, the city was offi A centu The histor ted in today’s Iditarod for at least a decade. ce name commemora ld Rush encampment nanza at Iditarod, a pla a Go to the bo and Sunrise and later the rich strikes at Hope to Nome. s the trail on eets that Dog Race, which follow city blocks and wide str y in a traditional grid of sent cit towns, one of asting spirit of frontier ived and laid out the pre ross America. In the bo party of railroad men arr vious reasons. ns ac In 1903, a Home Brew Alley for ob similar small railroad tow familiar to anyone from rons, another was called n hub was sealed. would be the gold ba a sea-land transportatio d Millionaires Row for rd’s streets was name a, and Seward’s role as Sewa erior Alask the development of int was The new railroad led to II. The Port of Seward yed a vital role in WW pply line for the war the century, Seward pla su ghout ska Railroad, a critical . Military soldiers throu ern terminus of the Ala Fort McGilvray that Frequently host to U.S and served as the south the site of abandoned -most ice-free port t trail or by sea, is The military still by a foo the northern protection of the Port. ation Area, accessible gic command center for ines Head State Recre effort. Ca d as the strate m 1941-1943 and serve d Air Force. housed 500 soldiers fro es for both the Army an military R&R faciliti uses Fort Raymond as ries. The museum Relive the amazing sto ral ed. You’ll also see seve ing ting tsunamis that follow museum features even rthquake and devasta months, the of the 1964 Ea ar. During the summer ses Seward’s survival showca a tale of yesterye artifacts, telling many collections of historic 100 years. Seward’s first media presentations of Iditarod Trail Seavey won the 2004 od Seward’s own Mitch famous 1,049-mile race in just nine Doggone Go - “Local Boy” Done s “Tread” and “Zebra”, his team finished the t Iditarod — are ion helped organize the firs nine compan his father who ran and Dog Race. Lead by ca Sled — including and the Seavey family Seward community. and a half days. Mitch d dog scene and the both Alaska’s sle at race on long-time pillars in of winning the “last gre mestead — and dream ward takes ward ho oties. Raising funds. Se hool from his family’s Se g dog chow. Sewing bo tch used to mush to sc As a kid, Mi him do it. Deliverin u that the town helped shers. earth”. Now he’ll tell yo nerations of Seavey mu and three ge de in supporting Mitch great pri Museum tion Bay Historical Society Resurrec Iditarod 21
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