Laurel Bill on Alaska Story Time with Aunt Phil, Anchorage becomes city
Born as a result of laying railroad tracks from Seward to Fairbanks in 1915, Anchorage did not officially become an incorporated city until Nov. 2, 1920. And the first mayor had a lot to deal with, including setting a speed limit of 8 mph on the new city streets! Alaska author/historian fills in some of the more interesting tidbits of the early frontier town on this episode of Alaska Story Time with Aunt Phil.
Anchorage’s first mayor, elected on Nov. 29, 1920, bore the responsibility of governing a railroad town of 1,856 people after five years of Alaska Engineering Commission management ended. When Judge Leopold David became Anchorage’s mayor, he helped the new city council develop ordinances to provide law and order. They included establishing a 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew for youth under 16, setting a speed limit of 8 mph in town and outlawing spitting in public places.
Documents for land use for Anchorage’s 1915 town site had stated the property was not to be for any unlawful purposes. However, vice flourished. Thirty or 40 women “entertained” construction workers in tents and shacks southeast of town, but they were forbidden to mingle on the main street with the townspeople.
The mayor and city council also tried to curtail gambling by adopting a “curtain ordinance,” which required an unobstructed view from the street into “pool halls, cigar stores, soft-drink emporiums, and other businesses of a similar character.”
The problem of alcohol and bootlegging proved more difficult to address. Since the opportunity to make a bundle of cash in the illegal trade of spirits encouraged dishonesty, many early government officials looked the other way. Some even assisted the smugglers.
Dry laws were enacted in Alaska in the early 1900s and not repealed until 1934. But bootlegging continued to be an underground industry during the 1920s, and Anchorage children were paid a $5 reward for telling officials about the locations of illegal stills.
Even respectable families dabbled in the “devil’s drink.” Some made their own home brew, while others, like Frank M. Reed, made a few bucks off the thirst of their neighbors. Reed, who later became an Anchorage banker and community leader, started his entrepreneurial career collecting bottles discarded by guests at his mother’s Anchorage Hotel and selling them to bootleggers for 35 cents a dozen.
And so Mayor David found it virtually impossible to keep ladies, gambling and alcohol from flourishing in his frontier town. After two terms as mayor, David, who’d passed the bar of the state of Washington, turned his attention to his law practice with L.V. Ray and decided to live out his life with his family in a beautiful home on Second Avenue.
But fate dealt him a cruel blow. He died from heart disease on Nov. 22, 1924. He was only 43 years old.
The city’s first mayor, who arrived in Alaska in 1904 with the U.S. Army as a pharmacist’s assistant and managed the Seward Drug Company for a while, was buried in the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery. While in Seward he had earned the title Dr. David by the townspeople, so his Anchorage headstone erroneously identified him as “Physician and Surgeon” rather than as “Attorney at Law.”
This segment aired on CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA Channel 11 Daybreak on Nov. 2, 2015.
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Cemetery Stories
The Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery opened its gates to actors role playing the history of certain dead people buried in the cemetery.
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식사를 마친 나는 타키트나 입구에 자리한 공원묘지를 찾았다. 한적하고 조용한 이 곳은 매킨리 산에서 조난을 당한 산악인들이 많이 묻혀있었다. 묘지에 들어서자 고상돈과 이일교대원을 기리는 비석이 눈에 들어왔다. 한국인 최초로 에베레스트등정에 성공하고 북미 최고봉인 이 곳 매킨리 산을 등반하다 운명을 달리했던 고상돈 대원이다. 이 곳을 찾은 한국인 아이들이 그들의 명복을 빌며 꽃을 바쳤다. 이 곳에서 희생된 한국인들은 생각보다 많았다. 나도 그들의 명복을 빌어주고 싶었다. 많은 사람들이 산에 오르고 또 그 과정에서 목숨을 잃었다. 등산을 잘 모르는 나로선 목숨까지 걸어야 한다는 것이 이해하기 어려웠다. 하지만 내가 모르는 그 부분에서 그들은 국적과 피부색에 상관없이 다 같이 무엇인가를 발견한 같은 운명의 사람들이었다. 그리고 묘지 한쪽에 새겨진 추도시가 가슴 깊이 짙은 울림을 전해주었다.
[English: Google Translator]
Finished eating I found the Park Cemetery Located in the kit or other openings. This quiet and tranquil place where they had buried the climbers suffered much distress in Mount McKinley. The monument honoring the gosangdon caught my eye and won two days alternately lift chairs on a cemetery. Korean first successful ascent of Mount Everest, and this place is climbing Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America gosangdon crew had different destinies. The Korean children found this place and offered their best wishes and flower soul. Koreans have been sacrificed in this place was more than I think. I wanted to damn their souls. Many people lost their lives in another mountain to climb in the process. Do not know the climb well naroseon understood that it was difficult to walk through life. I do not know, but they were the people in that part of the same fate as the one found something, regardless of nationality and skin color. And the poem engraved on the memorial cemetery was delivered one chest deep dark sound.
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■클립명 : 아메리카017-미국07-10 탈키트나, 매킨리 산의 조난자 묘지/Talkeetna 2 Cementery/Climber
■여행, 촬영, 편집, 원고 :김기용 PD (travel, filming, editing, writing : KBS Kiyong Kim TV Producer)
■촬영일자 : 2007년 7월(July)
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Haunted Places in Alaska
From Anchorage to Juneau, Fairbanks to Wasilla, Sitka to Ketchikan, The Last Frontier has fascinating history and terrifying hauntings hiding behind every turn. Which is why The Speakeasy presents our picks for the most haunted places in Alaska. Enjoy!
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Northwest Arctic Heritage Center by Western Arctic National Parklands ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (
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dredge[1] by Daniel Johnson ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (
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Cemetery at the Eklutna church. This is a mix of Athabascan burial traditions and Orthodox iconography. The houses are homes where the person's spirit can reside after the person dies until the spirit moves on. - panoramio by olekinderhook ( is licensed under CC BY 3.0 (
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Hundreds of flags, crosses and flowers honor fallen service members
People place hundreds of flags, crosses and flowers next to headstones to honor fallen service members for Memorial Day on Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery. Mia Stone brought her three-year-old and five-year-old in hopes of starting a new tradition. Explaining the whole thing to them wasn't very clear, but I want to make an impact and put something in their memory bank, said Mia Stone, who is currently serving in the United States Air Force. We can build on this in the future. This will be an annual thing for us.
Anchorage Veterans’ Memorial [CC]
The memorial is located within the Delaney Park, in the city of Anchorage, USA.
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Spirit Houses - Unique cemetery in Eklutna, Alaska
The old St. Nicholas church stands proud and is the center of the Alaska Native and Russian Orthodox Cultural Experience. The Eklutna cemetery, in use since 1650, is now a historical park and is probably the most photographed graveyard in Alaska.
Colorful spirit houses are a unique Athabaskan tradition. Spirit houses were built by the family after the person's death. According to Dana'ina beliefs, the spirit needs as many as 40 days to make that passage from the grave site and the houses provide shelter for the spirit. The graves of the Athabaskan people are marked not only with their traditional spirit houses, but also with an Orthodox Christian Cross.
This video was captured in July, 2002.
Music is Pompeii by Josh Woodward ( Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
Laurel Bill on Alaska Story Time with Aunt Phil, Anchorage Police Chief murdered
When the Anchorage City Council told its first chief of police to crack down on gambling and bootlegging in the early 1920s, little did the community know that it had issued his death warrant. Alaska historian/author Laurel Downing Bill highlights the details of Anchorage's oldest unsolved murder on this episode of Alaska Story Time with Aunt Phil.
In an effort to combat increasing crime in the five-year-old railroad community, the newly formed Anchorage City Council officially established its police department in December 1920. After sifting through several applications, it appointed John “Jack” Sturgus as its first chief of police. The 60-year-old peace officer took office in January.
On Feb. 3, 1921, the Anchorage Daily Times reported that the council had urged the chief to crackdown on gambling, as it had received several complaints about open gambling in poolrooms, cigar stores and other places in town. The council instructed Sturgus to “rigidly enforce the provisions of the ordinance relative to gambling.”
Armed with his marching orders, the one-man police department spent the next few weeks patrolling the streets of Anchorage. But somewhere along the way, he may have stepped on the wrong toes. Someone shot the chief in the chest with his own gun less than three weeks after that newspaper article appeared.
Oscar Anderson, Anchorage’s first butcher, passed Sturgus on Fourth Avenue at around 9 p.m. on Feb. 20, according to inquest transcripts and news articles of the time. Anderson noted that the chief was heading up E Street. A few moments later, the chief lay dying at the bottom of a flight of stairs behind the Kyvig Building, which housed the Anchorage Drug store and now is an alley next to the Anchorage Hotel.
A night watchman heard groans and saw a man laying on the ground but did not investigate. He told a Mrs. Baxter about seeing a fallen man – she rushed to the scene and knelt beside Sturgus. He recognized her and called out her nickname, “Ma.” She then ran to get help.
Those who came to his aid noticed his Colt revolver lying near him in the snow. A bullet had pierced his woolen shirt at the left pocket. His Mackinaw coat and vest were thrown open. He was cold and in pain. They carried him to nearby Richter’s Hotel and Bathhouse. One of the rescuers said he heard Sturgus groan and say “Oh, my head,” and “Oh, Bobby, Bobby.”
Firefighters then rushed Sturgus to the hospital in their new hose wagon. While doctors tried to stem the bleeding from the bullet, Sturgus complained about the bright lights and his hands being cold. But he remained silent on repeated questions as to the identity of his attacker. Sturgus died at 10:50 p.m. from a wound inflicted by his own gun.
Although the city offered a reward of $1,000 for information, and council members pledged another $950, the murder has never been solved. Although many at the time theorized he was murdered because of his investigations into the gambling issue and moonshining activities.
Sturgus is buried along the iron fence that faces Cordova Street in the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery. But some say his restless spirit can be felt near the Anchorage Hotel and the alley next door, where he was shot.
This segment was aired on CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA Channel 11 Daybreak on Oct. 26, 2015.
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알래스카를 제대로 알고 싶어 박물관을 찾았다. 지난 수천 년간 이곳 알래스카는 원주민들의 땅이었다. 알래스카가 서구사회에 알려진 건 불과 270년 전 그 뒤 알래스카를 지배하던 러시아는 크림전쟁 때문에 재정이 어려워져 알래스카를 우리 돈 약 82억 원에 미국에 팔았다. 당시 알래스카 구매를 주도한 수어드 국무장관은 쓸모없는 거대한 얼음 통을 샀다며 국민들의 비난을 받아야만 했다. 하지만 불과 30년 뒤, 수어드의 거대한 얼음 통은 황금을 낳는 땅으로 바뀌었다. 급기야 이곳에서 유전까지 발견되자 알래스카는 그야말로 미국의 보물이 됐다.
[English: Google Translator]
I want to know Alaska well visited museum. It was the last thousands of years, Alaska is the land of the indigenous people. Known cases are sold Alaska to the United States 270 years ago, just after Russia dominated the Alaska Alaska becomes difficult to finance because of the Crimean War in the Western world for our money, about 82 billion won. At the time the Prime Minister, who led the Alaska Purchase sueodeu bought a huge ice bucket was useless he must receive the criticism from the public. But only after 30 years, a huge tub of ice turned into sueodeu that lays the golden land. Doeja finally found this place through genetic Alaska was truly a treasure of the United States.
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20150719 & 27: Days 42 & 50, Ft. Richardson National Cemetery
Fort Richardson National Cemetery
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19 & 27 July, 2015
We visited the Fort Richardson National Cemetery located on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) twice during our visit to Anchorage. Our first visit was on a Sunday, the 19th of July 2015. The second visit was on 27th of July 2015. This slide show consists of videos and still photos taken there on each of the two days, the 19th and 27th of July, 2015.
The battle for Attu in the Aleutian Islands took place mostly in May of 1943. By the end of May the battles were largely won. Allied KIA were interred in Holtz Bay and Little Falls Cemeteries on Attu, with a separate cemetery set aside on Attu for Japanese KIA.
At war's end, American and Allied, along with over 200 Japanese KIA, were transferred back to the States, with Ft. Richardson near Anchorage, AK being the initial recipients, with those not being returned to family in the lower 48 being sent to Sitka, the site of yet another National Cemetery.
This video focuses on post-war KIA national cemetery activities related to only Ft. Richardson, where American KIA, Foreign National KIA (including Russian, English, and Canadian KIA), and Japanese KIA were interred.
We've taken still photos of WWII-relevant headstones belonging to each group. While we tried to make sure we included all headstones apropos to this effort...we're hoping we didn't miss any along the way...if we did...it was unintentional. Please let us know!
Trump Surprises First White House Tour Visitors
(7 Mar 2017) President Donald Trump surprised a group of visitors Tuesday morning on the first day the White House was open for tours since he became president.
The president welcomed a small crowd of tourists on the lower floor of the East Wing, waving from behind a velvet rope as the crowd screamed, cheered and took photos.
The president then pulled Jack Cornish, 10, from Birmingham, Ala., from the crowd and hugged him as the visitors and journalists looked on.
The White House has been closed for tours since inauguration day.
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The Life of a Army Wife In Alaska! *Interdiction*
This is my first video in my blog about living in Alaska as a military spouse. I have been living up here for a year and want to help new families see what life is like before they come up so they can be ready for the crazy ride that is Alaska living.
A Graveyard in Nenana, Alaska
Filmed October 2016
Stories at the Cemetery - Nate Benson as Dick Francis
Stories at the Cemetery is a self-guided walk through Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, featuring presentations by costumed actors at pre-selected gravesites.
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야생 곰을 보기 위해 조금 멀리 떠났다. 앵커리지에서 경비행기를 타고 한 시간 20분. 아래 보이는 바닷가가 야생 곰들의 서식지란다. 조종사는 곰을 찾아보라는데 거리가 너무 멀다. 들판 곳곳에 뭔가 있는데 그냥 누런색의 소 같기도 하고 소와는 뭔가 형태가 다른 것 같기도 하다. 내가 본 게 곰이 맞을까? 가이드를 따라 조심스럽게 풀숲으로 들어갔다. 저 멀리 곰이 보인다. “이 지역엔 15~20마리의 갈색 곰이 살고 있어요. 연어가 올라올 무렵엔 하루에 30마리까지 본 적도 있습니다.” 좀 더 안으로 걸어 들어가자 여기저기서 곰들이 풀을 뜯고 있다. 하루 13kg 정도의 풀을 먹는다고 한다. 곰과의 거리는 50m. 그런데 한 녀석이 우리 쪽으로 다가온다. 이 지역의 곰들은 여행객들에게 익숙해져서 사람을 신경 쓰지 않는다고 한다. 그런데 어느덧 5m 앞까지 다가왔다. 슬쩍 겁이 났다. “이쪽으로 올 것 같으니까 10피트 정도 뒤로 물러나 주세요.” 가이드 말이 끝나기 무섭게 나는 재빨리 뒤로 물러섰다. “저 뒤쪽으로 조금만 물러나 주세요.” 곰은 느긋한데 우리만 분주하다. “좋았습니다. 전혀 무섭지 않고 차분해 보이네요.” “정말 재밌어요. 23년째 알래스카에 사는데 이렇게 가까이서 곰을 본 적은 처음이에요. 이것은 우리에게 큰 이벤트입니다.” “무섭지 않나요?” “아니요. 남편이 절 보호해 줄 거예요.” “날 화나게 하기 전까지는요.” 저 멀리 곰 두 마리가 격렬하게 싸우고 있다. 알고 보니 새끼 형제 곰 두 마리가 장난을 치는 거라고 한다. “곰들은 조개를 파먹으러 해변으로 옵니다. 일종의 고기인 셈이죠. 아래쪽을 파서 조개 냄새를 맡고 더 파보고 조개를 부숴서 그것을 먹습니다.“ 한 달에 5일 정도 바닷물이 많이 빠질 때만 곰들은 갯벌로 온다고 한다. 곰이 먹는 건 큼지막한 조개다. 갯벌 파는 모습이 꼭 사람처럼 보인다. 곰은 저 곳에 조개가 있다는 걸 어떻게 알았을까? “곰들은 조개의 냄새를 맡아 갯벌을 팝니다. 곰은 개보다 7배나 더 냄새를 잘 맡는데 그래서 모든 걸 후각에 많이 의존하죠.” 엄청난 후각과 함께 갯벌을 빨리 파는 것도 굉장히 중요하다. 이 갯벌에서 곰 옆에는 꼭 갈매기들이 있다. 바로 조개 때문인데 곰의 식사가 끝날 때까지 갈매기는 참을성 있게 기다려야 한다. 곰과 갈매기가 만찬을 즐기는 알래스카의 갯벌 풍경은 넉넉하고 한가롭다. 광활한 툰드라의 땅. 대자연의 웅장함이 살아 숨 쉬는 곳. 영원한 미개척지 알래스카는 아직도 안개 속에 그 신비함을 감추고 있다.
[English: Google Translator]
I went a little far to see wild bears. One hours 20 minutes aboard the small plane from Anchorage. Miranda is shown below sea habitats of wild bears. The pilot I take a look at the bear is too far away. There is just something in the fields around cattle and cattle To some nureonsaek gatgido is something that other forms. I saw her a bear mateulkka? Carefully he went into the bushes along the guide. That seems to bear away. The area I live JPY 15-20 brown bears. I never saw a day to around ¥ 30 salmon come up. There are pools here and there biting the bear Gaza walked into a little more. A day to eat a pool of about 13kg. Bears and a distance of 50m. But one guy is coming towards us. Bear in this area I am do not care about the people got used to the tourists. But slip came to the front of 5m.
[Information]
■클립명 :아메리카017-미국20-12 클라크호 국립공원에서 만난 야생 곰/Wild Bear/Lake Clark National Park/Light Aircraft/Panorama
■여행, 촬영, 편집, 원고 : 안성진 PD (travel, filming, editing, writing : KBS Sungjin Ahn TV Producer)
■촬영일자 : 2012년 8월(August)
[Keywords]
북아메리카,North America,북미,미국,United States of America,America,USA,안성진,2012,8월 August
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