Welcome to Alaska's 1st City Ketchikan - Ketchikan AK
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Don.Morfe
N 55° 20.484 W 131° 38.790
9U E 332168 N 6135972
Welcome to Alaska's 1st City Ketchikan-The Salmon Capitol of the World. Ketchikan became known as "Alaska's first city" due to its strategic position at the southern tip of the Inside Passage, connecting the Gulf of Alaska to Puget Sound.
Waymark Code: WM13NX5
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2021
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The TEXT on the sign: Welcome to Alaska's 1st City Ketchikan-The Salmon Capitol of the World.
From Wikipedia in part:
Ketchikan became known as "Alaska's first city" due to its strategic position at the southern tip of the Inside Passage, connecting the Gulf of Alaska to Puget Sound.
Ketchikan has the world's largest collection of standing totem poles, found throughout the city and at four major locations: Saxman Totem Park, Totem Bight State Park, Potlatch Park, and the Totem Heritage Center. Most of the totems at Saxman Totem Park and Totem Bight State Park are recarvings of older poles, a practice that began during the Roosevelt Administration through the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Totem Heritage Center displays preserved 19th-century poles rescued from abandoned village sites near Ketchikan.
Type: Gateway
Subtype: Municipal/Regional Entrance
Location: At the entrance to the city located at 301 Mission Street
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