This Day in Alaskan History-April 23rd, 1869
This Day in Alaska History-April 1st, 1869
The first school in Alaska opened in Sitka on this date in 1869. While the territory of Alaska was purchased in 1867, the U.S. government had made no moves to open any schools in Alaska, so Sitka took it upon itself to begin its own. The school was housed in a log cabin, and […]
This Day in Alaska History-March 17th, 1912
It was on this day, March 17th, 1912, that after 33 years, the contingent of Marines stationed in Sitka, would be pulled out. The reason for the Corps abandoning their station there was that the Navy had stopped using the location for a coaling station. Feeling that there was no further direct need in […]
This Day in Alaska History-March 14th, 1917
It was on this day, March 14th, 1917, that a petition for an “Old Lady’s Home” in Skagway was mailed to the Territorial Legislature in Juneau after gaining 354 signatures. While there was great enthusiasm from the people of Skagway for the home, that enthusiasm was not duplicated in the capitol and the […]