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Wasilla (Dena'ina: Benteh [4]) is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States, and the fourth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the state.
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center is a 125-bed general hospital in the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] The hospital is owned by Community Health Systems (CHS). [2] Located in the Gateway census-designated place, between Palmer and Wasilla, it is the principal hospital for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (/ m æ t ə ˈ n uː s k ə s uː ˈ s ɪ t n ə /; known locally as the Mat-Su or The Valley) is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles (56 km) north of Anchorage, Alaska. [1] It is known for the world record sized cabbages and other vegetables displayed annually in Palmer at the ...
The Willow Creek mining district, also known as the Independence Mine/Hatcher Pass district, is a gold-mining area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Underground hard-rock mining of gold from quartz veins accounts for most of the mineral wealth extracted from the Hatcher Pass area. The first mining efforts were placer mining of stream gravels, and ...
Hatcher Pass (3,886 ft or 1,148 m) is a mountain pass through the southwest part of the Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska. It is named after Robert Hatcher, a prospector and miner. The nearest cities are Palmer and Wasilla approximately 12 miles (19 km) to the south, and Willow approximately 26 mi (42 km) to the
However, in 1985, the Alaska State Fair announced it would not renew the museum's lease when it ended in 1987. As a result, the museum changed its name to the Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry and began searching for a new location. [8] In October 1990, it began moving to 10 acres (0.040 km 2) it purchased on Jacobsen Lake near Wasilla ...
In 2010 Stephen Wampler decided to push the limits to raise awareness of disabled people and became the first person with Cerebral Palsy to climb Yosemite's El Capitan.The ascent took him six days ...
Alaska North Pole: 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Oval: Legend Cars, Bandoleros, Karts Alaska State Fairgrounds: Alaska Palmer: 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Oval: Sprints, Late Models, Legends North Star Speedway: Alaska Wasilla (Palmer) 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Oval: Sportsman / Super Trucks, INEX Legends, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, Bandoleros, Baby Grands Havasu ...