This Day in Alaska History-August 6th, 1920

By Alaska Native News on Aug 6, 2026   Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History  

By the time the fire that swept through the Straits Packing cannery on August 6th, 1920 was finally out, it was reported that only a lone bunkhouse building was left standing. The southeast Alaska cannery, was originally constructed for Gustav and Company in 1911, and was sold to Straits Packing prior to the 1920 fire. […]