By Tim Lambert For centuries, the Tlingit people fished on the site of Ketchikan. The name Ketchikan comes from Kitschk-hin, the Tlingit word for Ketchikan Creek. In 1883, a man named John Snow started a saltery in the area. In 1885, a man named Mike Martin bought 160 acres from Chief Kyan, and in 1886,… Continue reading A History of Ketchikan, Alaska
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A History of Fairbanks, Alaska
By Tim Lambert Early Fairbanks The story of Fairbanks, Alaska, began in 1901 with a trader from Ohio called E T (Elbridge Truman) Barnette (1863-1933). In 1901, Barnette sailed to St Michael, Alaska. He planned to open a trading post at Tanacross. He planned to travel there in a river steamer called the Lavelle Young.… Continue reading A History of Fairbanks, Alaska