Kenai, Alaska
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Kenai is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. By road, it is 158 miles southwest of Anchorage. The population was 7,424 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,100 in 2010, the
Kenai in the 1940s
Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church
fishing boats emerging from the Kenai River into Cook Inlet
Soldotna, Alaska
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Soldotna is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,342, up from 4,163 in 2010. It is the seat of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Kenai, Alaska
…and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. The main road access to Kenai is via the Kenai Spur Highway, which branches off of the Sterling Highway in downtown Soldotna and winds through downtown and the portions of city limits north of the Kenai River. The Warren Ames Memorial Bridge, located within city limits and…
From top left: Joyce K. Carver Memorial Library, Kenai Peninsula Borough Building, aerial view of the City of Soldotna, Central Peninsula Hospital, Soldotna Creek Park, and the Kenai Peninsula College.
Dedication ceremony for the Sterling Highway on September 6, 1950, at the original bridge crossing the Kenai River. The highway's opening provided for large-scale settlement of the area.
Mining and Petroleum Training Service Building
Student Housing Building