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Six people remained unaccounted for on Thursday after a huge landslide slammed into a quiet community in southeastern Alaska. The city of Haines was left covered in nine feet of mud and debris in ...
The landslide was first reported around 1:50 p.m. AST Wednesday. ... The community of Haines, located about 92 miles north of Juneau, Alaska, was nearly cut off from surrounding areas as the ...
The home of David Simmons, interim executive director of the Haines Economic Development Corp., was among the four houses destroyed when the landslide came down Wednesday, Haines Borough Mayor ...
Haines has a number of cultural offerings. Alaska Indian Arts [21] offers demonstrations by traditional craftsmen. History of the town of Haines and the local Tlingit people are featured in the Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center. [22] The Hammer Museum [23] is dedicated to the history of the hammer in human society. The Tsirku Canning Company ...
Fort William H. Seward, also known as Chilkoot Barracks and Haines Mission, is a site at Port Chilkoot in Haines Borough, Alaska, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the city of Haines. It was the last of a series of 11 military posts established in Alaska during the gold rush era, and was Alaska's only military facility between 1925 and 1940.
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The landslide was reported around 9 p.m. local time Monday on the Zimovia Highway near Wrangell and walloped three homes in its path, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said.
The Davidson Glacier was named in 1867 for George Davidson.Its Indian name [which?] is Ssitkaje. [1] It was recounted by John Muir in his famous travels in and around Glacier Bay in 1879.