But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you. For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield. (Psalm 5:11-12, ESV)
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The Juneau Federal Building and Post Office
The building was officially re-named on May 13, 1999 as the Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building after the man who was the federal government’s civil engineer in charge of construction. Ground breaking ceremonies were held July 8, 1963 at the site of the former Fireman’s Park [...]
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Parking Garage at Telephone Hill Under Construction
From left to right: Telephone Hill, Court Plaza Building on Main St., Parking Garage with the mechanical penthouse of the Dimond Courthouse on 4th St. showing above, Goldstein Building on 2nd Street, Miner’s Mercantile Building - 225 Front St. (Lyle’s Hardware and Furniture from 1956 into [...]
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A Muddy Gastineau Channel
Heavy Rain in the Gold Creek Watershed, Steep Mountains,and Rushing and Meandering Gold Creek in Last Chance Basin Results in… Muddy Gastineau Channel.
Picture by David Kent, 4:12 p.m. ADT, August 25, 2006, © 2010
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The State Capitol Building - Juneau, Alaska
Mt. Juneau in the background, Mt.Maria at the upper left of the Capitol, the Juneau - Douglas City Museum on the left.
Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 8:19 a.m. ADT, July 4th, 2009, © 2009
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Mt. Juneau from Evergreen Cemetery
Seatter St. is in the lower third of the picture with the Serbian section of the cemetery visible by the street.
Seatter Street is named for Englishman John S. Seatter, who staked a placer mining claim in that area in 1895. The claim, which included a part of the [...]
