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Alaska Museums

Alaska Museums

The Baranov Museum of History:

The Kodiak Historical Society was incorporated as a 501(c)(three) non-profit organization on September 21, 1954. The vision of the Society at incorporation was to preserve and share the history of the Kodiak and Aleutian Islands area. Inside 3 years, the Society opened a museum  the Kodiak Museum  in a downtown WWII Quonset hut. Over the … Continue reading »

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About the Baranov Museum

The Baranov Museum can be a history museum in Kodiak, Alaska, with interpretive emphasis on southwest Alaska’s Russian era (1741-1867) and early American era (1867-1912). The Museum is situated within the National Historic Landmark creating called the Russian American Magazin or the Erskine Home. The Baranov Museum is operated in partnership between the Kodiak Historical … Continue reading »

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About the Baranov Museum

The Baranov Museum can be a history museum in Kodiak, Alaska, with interpretive emphasis on southwest Alaska’s Russian era (1741-1867) and early American era (1867-1912). The Museum is situated within the National Historic Landmark creating called the Russian American Magazin or the Erskine Home. The Baranov Museum is operated in partnership between the Kodiak Historical … Continue reading »

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Alaskaland – Pioneer Park: Traveler Reviews

The Pionier park was a nice taste of the Alaska’s inhabitants life in the early ears. The park has a little of everything: an old log house down town, atabascan homesteads, prospecting tools, a steam engine train and a flight museum. Kids will have a lot of fun. We had grate expectation when we went … Continue reading »

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Skagway unit

The Skagway unit protects much of downtown Skagway including 15 restored historic buildings. The park also preserves portions of the White Pass Trail plus the Chilkoot Trail, which leaves from the historic townsite of Dyea, Alaska and runs to Bennett Lake, from which prospectors could raft to Dawson City, Yukon. Portions of Dyea are also … Continue reading »

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Klondike Gold Rush National History Park

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park commemorating the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. The gold rush was in the Yukon Territory, and this park comprises staging areas for the trek there, and routes leading in its direction. The park consists of four units: three in the … Continue reading »

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AK Point out Troopers

The Division of AK Condition Troopers (AST) may be the point out police business of AK. It can be a division of the Alaska Division of Community Safety(DPS). The AK Point out Troopers are a full service legislation enforcement company and take care of equally targeted traffic and criminal legislation enforcement. The AK State Troopers … Continue reading »

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The Alaska Native Heritage Center

The Alaska Native Heritage Center is a premier cultural center sharing the rich heritage of Alaska’s 11 major cultural groups. Visitors experience Alaska Native culture first-hand through engaging storytelling, authentic Native song and dance, artist demonstrations, Native Games demonstrations and more. Unique opportunities to interact and participate create an enlightening educational experience for young and … Continue reading »

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Alaska Native Heritage Center

The Alaska Native Heritage Center, a world class culture center, reveals the rich and diverse cultures of the 11 indigenous groups of Alaska. This is an exciting place where all people can come to expand their understanding of Alaska’s first people. Visitors are introduced to Native traditions and customs of both the past and present. … Continue reading »

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Fresnel lens

This concentration of light is accomplished with a rotating lens assembly. In classical period lighthouses, the light source was a kerosene lamp or, earlier, an animal or vegetable oil Argand lamp, and the lenses rotated by a weight driven clockwork assembly wound by lighthouse keepers, sometimes as often as every two hours. The lens assembly … Continue reading »

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