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The
City of Anchorage, Alaska
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City History: First contact with
the original people of this area dates back to 1756 when European
explorers came to Anchorage and met the Athabaskan Dena’ina
people. By the 1780's the area had been settled by Russian traders.
The trading business continued to thrive for the next hundred
years until the sale of the state of Alaska to the United States
Of America, in 1867. The gold rush of the late 1890's helped to
increase the wealth of settlers in and near the area. The anxiously
awaited completion of the road taking travelers in and out of
the Kenai Peninsula was finished in the early 1950's. Major havoc
struck in 1964 when the "good friday earthquake" was
felt by all in Anchorage and the surrounding area's. The 1970's
brought with it the oil boom in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska that helped
to keep the city growing in numbers.
Weather: The average summertime temperature
in Anchorage is around 60 degrees. The wintertime averages considerably
colder temps ranging from 10 to 35 degree’s. The coldest
times of the year can bring low’s well below zero. The record
low for Anchorage is -38 degrees (f) in 1948.
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