Alaska miscellany
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1923 - The 1,400-foot Tanana River steel bridge on the Alaska Railroad at Nenana was completed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nenana,_Alaska
1923 - The 1,400-foot Tanana River steel bridge on the Alaska Railroad at Nenana was completed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nenana,_Alaska
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1903 - Congress appropriated $485,000 for a submarine telegraph cable from Seattle to Sitka and Juneau.
1903 - Congress appropriated $485,000 for a submarine telegraph cable from Seattle to Sitka and Juneau.
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Wonderful article.
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1914 - President Woodrow Wilson signed into law a bill providing for a government railroad in Alaska. The Alaska Railroad created by this legislation is now owned by the State of Alaska.
1914 - President Woodrow Wilson signed into law a bill providing for a government railroad in Alaska. The Alaska Railroad created by this legislation is now owned by the State of Alaska.
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1929 - International Airways inaugerated air passenger service between Seattle and Alaska.
1929 - International Airways inaugerated air passenger service between Seattle and Alaska.
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1912 - The U.S. Marines, withdrew from Sitka where a contingent had been stationed since 1879.
1912 - The U.S. Marines, withdrew from Sitka where a contingent had been stationed since 1879.