This Day in Alaska History-July 26th, 1950

By Alaska Native News on Jul 26, 2025   Featured, This Day in Alaskan History  

Austin “Cap” Lathrop, long called Alaska’s first millionaire, spent over five decades in Alaska after purchasing a steamboat and moving to Alaska in the  mid-1890s. He made his fortune through investments in Alaska. It was on July 26th, 1950 that the aged Lathrop was crushed when, at 84, he fell beneath the wheels of a […]