Eagle: unvarnished history

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Eagle, Alaska stands as a living memory of the region's gold mining history. The whole town is a venerable museum with its historic memorabilias preserved by the Eagle Historical Society. The atmosphere in the town is one of idleness as businesses are few and only occasional tours are scheduled.

Eagle, Alaska

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Cordova: Copper River sidetrack

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Cordova, Alaska is a quaint town on the east side of Prince William Sound reached only by private boat or commercial air carriers. The town remains unindustrialized, engaging in businesses they have had since the 1900s. It is famous for its Childs Glacier, Alaska's most dramatic glacier.

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Cordova's road to the future: a struggling fishing town ponders a highway that might ease the hard times or rupture its splendid isolation

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Alaska's plan to build a highway from Cordova to Chitina has been an important goal for Gov Hickel. It is also a source of bitter contention between environmentalists and proponents who want to develop business and industry along the southern coast.

Environmental aspects, Transportation policy, Freeways, Highways, Hickel, Walter J.

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