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  Tok, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tok is a census-designated place located in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska.
The town at the present location of Tok, Alaska began in 1942 as an Alaska Road Commission camp used for construction and maintenance of the Alaska Highway.
In the 1940s and 1950s, another highway, the Tok Cut-Off was constructed connecting Tok with the Richardson Highway at Glennallen.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tok,_Alaska   (688 words)

  
 Tok Alaska Travel Infomation- Lodging, Cabins, Tours, Attractions, Fishing
Tok Alaska was started as a camp during the construction of the Alcan and Glenn Highways in the 1940's.
Tok is located at the junction of the Alaska Highway and the Tok Cutoff to the Glenn Highway, 200 miles southeast of Fairbanks.
Tok has become known as the "Sled Dog Capital of Alaska." Although residents have chosen not to incorporate as a municipality, there are numerous local volunteer committees for various community functions and various membership organizations.
www.welcometoalaska.com /tok.htm   (1055 words)

  
 Tok Alaska Chamber of Commerce
Tok originated as an Alaska Road Commission camp for the construction of the Alcan and Glenn Highways in the 1940s.
Tok was designated a Presidential Townsite in 1946, the same year the Alcan was open to civilians, and a roadhouse was opened in the community.
Tok is one of the centers of dog breeding, training and mushing.
www.tokalaskainfo.com   (291 words)

  
 Tok Alaska Lodging, Tok Motels
Tok is located between the Tanana River (to the north) and the Alaska Range (to the southwest).
Army Corps of Engineers assigned to build this portion of the Alaska Highway and the Tok Cutoff named this junction Tok, after a small husky pup that was a mascot of the 97th Engineers.
Tok Alaska is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 1300 and is the trading center for several Athabascan Native Villages.
www.tokmotels.com   (298 words)

  
 About Tok, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The name Tok (rhymes with poke) was long believed to be derived from Tokyo Camp, a road construction camp sprung up in 1943 as part of the straightening and improvement projects on the Alcan Highway.
The young pup, named Tok, was their beloved mascot, and upon their arrival at where Tok now is, it was unanimously decided to name the junction after the pup.
Tok is the only town in Alaska that the highway traveler must pass through twice—once when arriving in the state and again on leaving the state.
www.tokalaska.com /pages/about_tok.html   (415 words)

  
 Tok Alaska Chamber of Commerce
Tok, Alaska is one of the most unique road connected communities in all the world.
Perhaps it is the remote character, perhaps it is the endless hours of darkness during the winter, or maybe just the colorful characters that have chosen to live and die in such a unusual place.
Aberrations in nature around Tok, are not to be fodder for the wanna be scientists, and sensation for tabloid sales.
www.tokalaskainfo.com /bluemoose.html   (570 words)

  
 Tok Tok, Alaska (Cities)
Tok is located in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.
Tok (rhymes with poke) began as a road construction camp on the Alcan Highway Alaska Hwy.
The Tanana River is to the north and the Alaska Range is southwest.
www.ohwy.com /usa/alaska/tok   (121 words)

  
 Tok, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
You will visit Tok if you are planning any trip by road to Dawson City from Alaska (187mi) via the spectacular Top of The World Highway in Canada's Yukon.
The Tok Race of Champions Sled Dog Race is one of the oldest in the state and takes place in March.
Tok is often referred to as the "Dog Mushing Capitol of Alaska".
www.alaskashuttle.com /communit/tok.htm   (408 words)

  
 State Parks near Tok
Tok is situated in the upper Tanana River Valley, near the foot hills at the end of the Alaska Range.
The Tok area gives visitors entering Alaska by way of the Alaska Highway their first opportunity to explore the Alaska Range.
Across the river from the campground is the burned area of the 1990 Tok River Fire.
www.dnr.state.ak.us /parks/units/tok.htm   (521 words)

  
 Tok School in Tok, Alaska/AK - School Tree
Tok School is classified as an "Other Level" not defined as a Primary, Middle, or High School.
Tok School was operational at the time of the last report and is currently operational.
A woman whose toddler was killed last week in a vehicle crash on the Alaska Highway was arrested and charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Alaska State Troopers.
alaska.schooltree.org /public/Tok-001622.html   (285 words)

  
 Tok Alaska Resource Guide, City or community of Tok, Alaska Facts, Information, Relocation, Real Estate, Advertising   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The population of Tok is approximately 1,319 (1998).
The distance from Tok to Washington DC is 3454 miles.
Tok is positioned 63.30 degrees north of the equator and 143.03 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /akcountytok.htm   (210 words)

  
 Tok, Alaska: Traveling the Alcan Highway
It was constructed at a cost of $138 million and finished in late October, 1943, as a way of giving the military road access to Alaska.
For many years, the Alcan was something of a "pioneer" road, and visitors still buy bumper stickers bragging that they "survived" the Alcan Highway.
Indeed, many visitors to Tok get a lot of satisfaction out of washing their rigs after the long, dusty, trip - as in this photograph.
www.myalaskanvacation.com /communities/tok/tok9.html   (139 words)

  
 Day 23 - Tok, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Richardson highway south from Fairbanks was closed for awhile yesterday due to smoke and fire fighters attempting to prevent the fire from jumping the highway.
As I approached Tok, I saw a similar scene in the far distance, but I should be far enough south now to avoid any delays.
Tired after a long day, I stopped at 4:30 at Tok RV Village which is one of the premier "Good Sam" parks in Alaska.
www.bhoffcomp.com /alaska/day_23.htm   (580 words)

  
 jul2500.htm - July 25, 1999 - Tok, Alaska to Haines Junction, YT
It was 51 degrees and cloudy when I left Tok, and neither the temperature or the sky changed much until I got to my destination of Haines Junction, the Yukon in mid-afternoon.
A short distance from Tok, headed southeast, I passed through the "Tetlin Junction" with Highway 5, the Taylor Highway, which I used on July 14th when I entered Alaska via the "Top of the World".
The other day I was in Anchor Point, Alaska, and its claim to fame was being the western-most city in the United States with a paved highway.
www.yelavich.com /rt99/jul2500.htm   (1040 words)

  
 Tok, Alaska (AK) Relocation - Houses & Apartments - Schools, Jobs, Weather - For Sale & Rentals
This is the real estate and relocation resource that allows you to view homes for sale, search apartment rentals, get free moving quotes, find a job or obtain a low-interest mortgage home loan.
Population for Tok, AK (2000): 1,393 comprising 704 (50.5%) males and 689 (49.5%) females.
Your one-stop resource for Tok and Alaska city guides, real estate for sale, apartments for rent, home loans, school reports, movers, roommates, jobs and other moving needs.
www.relo-guide.com /ak/Tok_ak.html   (160 words)

  
 Alaska-WinterCabin - About Tok
A result of the military constrution of the Alaska Highway during the war effort of 1942, Tok--the intersection of the Tok Cutoff and the Alaska (Alcan) Highway--was named by Captain Andrew McMeekin, commanding officer of the 97th Engineers.
The pup, Tok, was named after the Tok River, which according to Athabascan Indian legend, was a place of gathering of tribes for peace.
The word "Tok," derived from an Athabascan word, probably meant "peace crossing." Within months of McMeekin officially naming the junction, a community began to spring up, beginning first as a road construction camp for the Alcan and Tok Cutoff Highways.
www.alaska-wintercabin.com /about_tok.htm   (1752 words)

  
 Mother Earth News Forum - Place to stay... help with work... Tok, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Tok is the coldest inhabited city in The USA.
When I get to Alaska I am going to try to keep a journal of what it is that we are doing and how it was done.
Next will be Tok by Thursday because I need to be there before Sept 15th to beat the studded tires or four wheel drive laws.
www.motherearthnews.com /forums/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=5800&REPLY_ID=73627   (5019 words)

  
 Alaska, Yukon & British Columbia Travel Guide [alaskan.com]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Tok is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 1300 and is the trading center for several Athabascan Native Villages.
Donna is the author of a "Tent in Tok," how one family survived a winter in a tent in one of the harshest climates in the world.
Tok's short history began in 1942 as an Alaska road commission camp during the building of the Alaska Highway and it has never looked back.
alaskan.com /bells/tok.html   (963 words)

  
 Tok, Alaska, 420 miles from nowhere
When most people reach Tok along the adventurous Alaska Highway, they think this has to be the end of the road.
Tok is the center of the aerial wolf shooting universe.
It was once rumored that the sign used to exclaim that Fast Eddies was the first restaurant in Alaska where you get a taste of the bush in each meal.
realamericatokalaska.blogspot.com   (979 words)

  
 Find Churches in Tok Alaska - FlockFinder.com
Finding good churches in Tok Alaska is the single purpose of our site.
For a while now, churches in Alaska have felt pressure to get a "church website" hoping it would be an effective tool and a way to promote church growth.
Churches in Tok Alaska would be amazed at the amount of people looking for a church in their area.
www.flockfinder.com /churches_alaska/tok/churches_tok_alaska.html   (774 words)

  
 tok lodge in tok alaska sites on the web Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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 Tok Alaska Process Servers - ServeNow.com
The Tok Alaska process servers on ServeNow.com offer a number of services related to civil procedure and service of process aside from just legal document delivery in Tok.
Tok Process Servers make daily trips to County Courts, Alaska County Clerks, Tok Municipal Courts, Tok Criminal Courts, Alaska Supreme Courts and Alaska Courts of Appeals.
Service of process is the delivery of these Alaska legal documents such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, orders to show cause, writs and other court documents.
www.serve-now.com /process-server/Alaska/Tok   (360 words)

  
 Tok Alaska ~ Chamber of Commerce
Tok is the trade center for the Athabascan native villages of Northway, Tetlin, Tanacross, Mentasta, Eagle and Dot Lake.
Tok originated as an AK Road Commission camp for the construction of the Alcan & Glenn Highways, in the 1940's.
Not just plain but your fancy too can be seen on Tok Alaska, you will eat BBQ Salmon and stroll the steets of this historic town with such rare creatures as Llamas.
www.akpub.com /akttt/tokcc.html   (732 words)

  
 hotel tok alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Alaska highway hotel or motel lodging and accommodation.
Tok Lodge in Tok Alaska is the answer.
Choose from a variety of Alaska hotels and lodging in the Yukon.
www.hotel-alaska-blog.com /directory/hotel-tok-alaska.html   (324 words)

  
 Tok Singles, How many singles are there in Tok, Alaska ? Tok Swingers for gays & Tok singles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
If you are a Tok single man or single woman, naSingles.com is the place for you to meet other Tok singles.
Whether your looking for singles events in Tok, swingers clubs, love, romance or Tok Dating regardless of your education, looks, or sexual preference, naSingles opens the door to computer matching, relationships, love, gay romantic, lovers, photos.
Choose between Tok potential boyfriend or girlfriend for relationships, encounters, matchmaking or just browse the tok personal ads.
www.nasingles.com /ak/tok-singles.htm   (275 words)

  
 Tok, AK Hotels, Tok, Alaska Hotels
Tok, Alaska is the first Alaskan town for those heading north on the Alaska-Canada Highway to Fairbanks.
Tok is at the junction with the Glenn Highway to Anchorage.
Located 3 miles northwest of downtown Tok, Alaska, just north of Highway 2 (Alcan Highway).
alaska.calhotels.us /tok.html   (139 words)

  
 Tok, Alaska Maps and Directions Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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www.maps-alltowns.com /Alaska/Tok.html   (227 words)

  
 Tok Alaska Information
Tok, Alaska is located in Southeast Fairbanks County.
Our Free Classifieds for the State of Alaska offer items such as used horse trailers, cars, trucks, motorcycles, outboard motors, books, horses, dogs, real estate listings including homes, businesses, and land, apartments for rent, boats and many other items that are for sale by owner.
Our History, Trivia and Facts Pages are populated with interesting, useless and random facts pertaining to Tok, Alaska history, American history, family history and the history of names.
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 Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Tok, Alaska (Wildlife Areas)
The Tetlin Refuge is located along the Alaska-Canada boundary between the Alaska Highway and Wrangell-St Elias NP and Preserve.
It is one of only two refuges in Alaska that are accessible by road.
The refuge has one of the highest densities of nesting waterfowl found in Alaska, annually producing 35,000 to 65,000 ducklings.
www.ohwy.com /ak/t/tetlinwr.htm   (216 words)

  
 ComputerAccessories.ByCityBiz.com - computer accessories services Tok Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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 Englishsatchannels.com - Tok Alaska Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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