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Two journalists. One male and one female. Each from northwest Washington. Each successful in the contiguous United States. Each came to Alaska in 1913 seeking greater notoriety by covering the Chisana gold stampede.
On July 15, 2023, the Alaska Railroad will celebrate its 100th birthday.
But the roots of the railroad go back to 1903 when John Ballaine and a small group of Seattle-based investors decided to develop a rail line from the port city of Seward to the Matanuska coal fields.
The Cook Inlet Historical Society is mourning the passing of our longtime former Board member, Beverly “Bev” Beeton, who passed away on August 27, 2020 in Seattle, Washington, after suffering a stroke. She was 82 years old.