James Wickersham, on September 28th, 1908, tendered his resignation as Judge for the Third Judicial District in the Interior of Alaska. He had been appointed to that position by President William McKinley in 1900. That year, he ran for the delegate position for the District of Alaska and won the election and began serving in […]
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The construction of the Keystone Canyon Tunnel just outside Valdez came to an abrupt halt on September 25th, 1907. The tunnel, for which nine companies vied for right-of-way along the Lowe River, was being constructed to reach the abundant copper in the interior. construction stopped when a violent dispute involving gunfire from two U.S. Marshals […]
President Woodrow Wilson established the Katmai National Monument by proclamation on September 24th, 1918 He did so in order to protect the “Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes” as well as the surrounding area for its scenic value and as scientific value for future generations. That initial proclamation set aside over one million acres. The terrain […]