Hope, Alaska
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Hope is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 70 miles south of Anchorage. As of the 2020 census, Hope had a population of 161. The Hope Historic Dist
Hope, a former gold-mining town, is now a popular weekend retreat for Anchorage residents.
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1964 Alaska earthquake
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The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures,
Hope, Alaska
…mining camp for Resurrection Creek, established in 1896. The Hope post office began operating in 1897. Portions of the town were destroyed in the 1964 Good Friday earthquake. There are two community associations…
Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, looking east from near C Street. The southern edge of one of several landslides in Anchorage, this one covered an area of over a dozen blocks, including five blocks along the north side of Fourth Avenue. Most of the area was razed and made an urban renewal district.
The largest landslide in Anchorage occurred along Knik Arm between Point Woronzof and Fish Creek, causing substantial damage to numerous homes in the Turnagain-By-The-Sea subdivision.
The ruin of Portage
A plank driven through a tire by the tsunami in Whittier