WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE 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 …
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Boston Tea Party, Dec. 16, 1773 & Jan. 19, 2010
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Dimond State Courthouse – Juneau The Dimond State Courthouse – Dedicated January 7, 1976 A.D., was named after Anthony Joseph Dimond: US Commissioner in Chisana, Alaska (1913-1914); Special Assistant US Attorney for the 3rd Judicial Division of Alaska in Valdez (1917); Mayor of Valdez (1920-1922, 1925-1932); Alaska Territorial Senate (1923–1926, 1929–1932); …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Evergreen Bowl – Cope Park The old – circa 1908? (now demolished) 8th Street Reservoir is at the bottom left; 7th Street and Chicken Ridge are on the middle left; the Andrew P. Hope Building and part of West Willoughby Avenue are at the far upper left; part of the Casey-Shattuck …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States of America Now is the time to return to the Founding Principles of our Nation. Photography by David Kent, April 14, 2009 on the day prior to the Tax Day Tea Parties