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  2. Gastineau Channel - Wikipedia

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    Gastineau Channel, Juneau, Alaska A small vessel heads south through Gastineau Channel, preparing to sail beneath the Douglas Bridge in February, 2011 Gastineau Channel (Lingít: Séet Ká) is a channel between the mainland of the U.S. state of Alaska and Douglas Island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska.

  3. Douglas Island - Wikipedia

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    Douglas Island was named for John Douglas, Bishop of Salisbury, by Captain George Vancouver. Joseph Whidbey, master of HMS Discovery during Vancouver's expedition, was the first to sight it in 1794. [1] In 1886, people began to travel to Douglas Island to settle near the developing Treadwell gold mine. By 1902, the Douglas Island community had ...

  4. Douglas, Juneau, Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Some historical reports indicate an early settler to the area may be credited for the naming of Douglas Island. In 1880 gold was discovered in Juneau, Alaska, across the narrow Gastineau Channel, drawing in all kinds of people looking to strike it rich. In 1881 two towns sprouted up on Douglas Island: Treadwell and Douglas. Treadwell was the ...

  5. Auke Bay, Juneau - Wikipedia

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    These settlements extended beyond the present-day area near Juneau to include Admiralty Island and Douglas Island. In 1890, these were consolidated by the census and reported as "Auk Settlements." [7] It returned simply as "Auke" in 1900 [8] and 1910. [9] It did not report again separately until 1950, by which time it was a suburb of Juneau. [10]

  6. Douglas Harbor - Wikipedia

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    Douglas Harbor is a harbor off the coast of Douglas Island in Juneau, Alaska. [1] In the 2002 regular election, Juneau-area voters approved the issue and sale of bonds totaling $15 million for improving the borough's harbors, utilities, and parks systems. [2] [3] $7.1 million was allocated for the harbors, including Douglas. [4]

  7. Two people confirmed to be on board Douglas DC-4 plane that ...

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    The plane, a Douglas DC-4, smashed into the Tanana River near to the Fairbanks International Airport at around 10.40am local time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told The Independent ...

  8. Eaglecrest Ski Area - Wikipedia

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    Eaglecrest Ski Area is a public ski area on Douglas Island in the U.S. state of Alaska, across Gastineau Channel from Juneau. The area is owned and operated by Juneau's municipal government. Eaglecrest has 4 double chairlifts accessing 640 acres (2.6 km 2), with 36 marked alpine runs, two Nordic skiing loops, and access to world class ...

  9. Douglas C-54 plane with 2 people on board crashes into river ...

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    FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane carrying two people crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday and burst into flames, authorities said.

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