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Star House

The Star dance hall and brothel, early 1900sStar House Circa 1902Bootlegged booze, loose women, hot music and rowdy customers- One of Ketchikan's oldest buildings and the Territory of...

  • star house
  • ketchikan
  • creek street
  • alaska
  • prohibition
  • national reg...
  • 1902
  • brothel

Moss Fujii

  • buddy bench
  • 1965
  • 6th grade

The Raven Totem Pole

The Raven Totem PoleThis pole was carved by Thomas Ukas in the middle 1960s. Mr. Ukas' father was William Ukas, also a noted and respected carver. William Ukas' works include the original...

  • wrangell
  • totem
  • 1960s
  • alaska
  • thomas ukas
  • post office
  • native

The History Of Commercial Fishing In Wrangell, Alaska

The History Of Commercial Fishing In Wrangell, Alaska. The waters of Southeast Alaska have been fished by native inhabitants for many generations. The catch has been used for bartering and as...

  • wrangell
  • alaska
  • fishing
  • salmon
  • herring
  • crab
  • ira merill
  • brenda schwartz
  • rod brown
  • university o...
  • school of fi...
  • cannery
  • hand troller
  • purse seiner
  • power troller
  • gillnetter
  • longliner
  • crabber
  • beam trawler
  • 1990

Tongass National Forest

Tongass National ForestFacts:- Designated by Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, the Tongass National Forest is over 100 years old.- At 16.9 Million acres, the largest national forest in the...

  • tongass nati...
  • wrangell
  • alaska
  • roosevelt
  • 1907
  • rainforest

Upon Thundering Wings

Upon Thundering Wings"Thundering Wings" - the title of local master carver, Nathan Jackson's magnificent cedar monument, depicts the Tlingit native origin of Ketchikan's name, as told by Chief...

  • ketchikan
  • alaska
  • historic
  • bald eagle
  • thundering wings
  • gold
  • native
  • tlingit
  • nathan jackson
  • mike martin
  • george clark
  • alfred swineford
  • mining
  • saltery
  • cannery
  • salmon

20 Creek Street

Seagulls enjoying afternoon sun on the rooftop of 20 Creek Street.20 Creek StreetCirca 1920Beatrice Greene; the last working woman- For half a century, this house, like so many on the Creek, was...

  • beatrice greene
  • creek street
  • ketchikan
  • 1920
  • ketchikan hi...
  • prostitution
  • red light district

The Eagle's Building

The Eagles BuildingWas constructed in 1905 and designed by Galbraith and Hall of Spokane. The building was constructed from locally made concrete blocks which were made from the tailings of the...

  • eagles building
  • wallace
  • idaho
  • 1905
  • 1951
  • shootout
  • mining
  • gold
  • silver

Haight-Fillmore Building

    Van Dorn House

    (Located one-half mile to the east)Originally named "The Hill," this house was built by Peter Aaron Van Dorn, ca. 1828. Located on one of Port Gibson's highest hills, the brick and cypress house...

    • mississippi