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	Wrangell, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wrangell is located on the northern tip of Wrangell Island, an island in the Alaska Panhandle.
		It is across the narrow Zimovia Strait from the mouth of the Stikine River on the Alaska mainland.
		Wrangell is one of the oldest non-Native settlements in Alaska.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wrangell,_Alaska (1107 words)

	Wrangell, Alaska
		Wrangell is a city located in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska.
		Wrangell is located at 56°27'23" North, 132°22'40" West (56.456383, -132.377755)
		Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.0% are under the age of 18 and 9.3% are 65 or older.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wr/Wrangell,_Alaska.html (347 words)

	Wrangell, Alaska - Alaska Vacation
		Wrangell is the third oldest community in Alaska, and the second oldest community in Southeast, and the ONLY city in Alaska to be ruled by four nations and under three flags...
		Local Wrangell Tlingits believe the hole in the ice was in fact the Stikine River corridor, perhaps a river beneath the glacier that led from the Canadian interior to a series of lush island along the coast of Southeast Alaska during the last of the "Ice Age".
		The establishment of the Wrangell Institute is clearly the 'triumph and tragedy' of forced assimilation and government paternalism.
	www.wrangell.com /visitors/attractions/history/wrangell (2292 words)

	Wrangell Alaska Travel Infomation- Lodging, Cabins, Tours, Attractions, Fishing
		Wrangell, a half-mile walk from the Wrangell Ferry Terminal, is Alaska's fourth oldest city and its only community to have existed under four nations: the Tlingit, Russian, British, and American.
		Wrangell is the "Gateway to the Stikine River", the fastest free-flowing navigable river in North America.
		Alaska Natives represent about 20 percent of the population of Wrangell and most are shareholders of Sealaska Corp., the regional Alaska Native corporation based in Juneau.
	www.welcometoalaska.com /wrangell.htm (1371 words)

	Wrangell Alaska [www.alaskatravel.com]
		Wrangell is in the maritime climatic zone and experiences cool summers, mild winters, and year-round rainfall.
		Wrangell is primarily a non-Native community with a mixture of Tlingit, Russian, British and American historical influences.
		Wrangell's economy is based on commercial fishing and timber from the Tongass National Forest.
	www.alaskatravel.com /printer/p-wrangell.html (923 words)

	Wrangell Alaska, Alaskan cities
		Wrangell was settled in 1834 by the Russians, who erected a stockade—Fort Dionysius—to prevent the Hudson's Bay Company from fur trading up the Stikine River.
		The settlement was renamed Fort Wrangell when Alaska became a United States territory in 1867.
		Alaska Vistas offers other tours of the area including the Stikine River and they also have a paddling center that can help plan a short excursion or a multi day adventure.
	www.bellsalaska.com /wrangell.html (1070 words)

	Warming up of Mt. Wrangell, Alaska Science Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The increase in upward heat flow in a small crater on the rim of the volcano's summit caldera at altitude 4000 m (14,000 ft) does not necessarily mean that an eruption is imminent.
		Catastrophic flooding by waters from rapid melting of ice and snow on a volcano's flanks have occurred in Alaska as well as in Iceland and the volcanic Cascades of Washington and Oregon.
		The warming up of Mt. Wrangell is clearly shown by the melting of glacier ice in the volcano's North Crater.
	www.gi.alaska.edu /ScienceForum/ASF2/228.html (336 words)

	Wrangell Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wrangell Mountains are a high mountain range in southcentral Alaska in the United States and the southwest Yukon Territory in Canada.
		The range is just to the northwest of the Saint Elias Mountains, which are along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska.
		The inland areas to the north of the Wrangell Mountains are therefore among the coldest areas of North America during the winter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wrangell_Mountains (158 words)

	Alaska Real Estate Agents: Find Realtors and Relocation Info
		Alaska real estate is bordered by Yukon Territory and British Columbia, Canada to the east, the southern, west, and northern borders are seas, oceans and straights.
		Alaska is the only state that is both in North America and not part of the 48 contiguous states; about 500 miles (800 kilometers) of Canadian territory separate Alaska from Washington state.
		Alaska is arguably the least-connected state in terms of road transportation.
	www.neighborhoodscout.com /real-estate/alaska (846 words)

	Wrangell Medical Center
		The City of Wrangell is located on the northern tip of Wrangell Island along the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska.
		One of the oldest non-native settlements in Alaska, it is on the Stikine River, an historic trade route to the Canadian Interior.
		The hospital is owned by the City of Wrangell and governed by a board of directors appointed by the city council.
	www.wrangellmedicalcenter.com (492 words)

	Alaska Cruise Experts: Alaska Ports of Call - Wrangell, Alaska
		Copper mining may have inspired some of the early prospectors to travel to Wrangell, but it was the discovery of gold in Chisana that began the last great gold rush in Alaska.
		The first gold discovery in the northern Wrangell Mountains was on Jacksina Creek near the headwaters of the Nabesna River in 1899.
		Passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971 authorized the Federal government to withdraw and study Federal lands in Alaska for future uses.
	www.alaskacruiseexperts.com /port_display.asp?id=25 (1084 words)

	Alaska, Yukon & British Columbia Travel Guide [alaskan.com] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wrangell Visitor's Center is in the Stikine Inn at 107 Stikine Avenue; 907-874-3901 or 1-800-367-9745.
		Alaska Marine Highway The terminal is at the north end of town on the Zimovia Highway.
		Alaska Waters' "Stikine River Jet Boat Tour" highlights the local, gold rush and Alaska Native history of the (Stik-Heen) river.
	www.alaskan.com /bells/wrangell.html (828 words)

	Better Homes & Gardens: North of July: the town of Wrangell, Alaska, celebrates our nation's independence with a ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wrangell Island lies in the heart of the Tlingit nation, where the mist-draped cedars and hemlocks of the Tongass National Forest cover the mountainsides and the mighty Stikine River meets the tranquil Northern Pacific Ocean.
		The Wrangell nurses can't keep up with the demand for their homemade root beer, and the gathering crowd gobbles up all 80 pies made by the local chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, including several with the American flag displayed in cherries and blueberries.
		The motifs on the outfits--ravens, frogs, and eagles--wink in the sunlight as traditional deer-hoof rattles sewn onto leg bands snap and pop accompaniment to dancers singing in the ancient Tlingit language.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1041/is_7_82/ai_n6094633 (1364 words)

	Wrangell, Alaska, British Columbia, Canada
		Wrangell is the third oldest community in Alaska, the second oldest in Southeast Alaska, and the only community to be governed by 4 nations under 3 flags; the Tlingit Nation, Russia, Britain and American.
		Wrangell was a major supply centre for three major gold rushes in the area.
		The Wrangell Museum collection reflects Wrangell's colourful past, including four of the finest carved Tlingit houseposts carved in the late 1700s and thought to be the oldest known houseposts still in existence today.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /regions/towns?webRegionID=2&townID=3992 (1975 words)

	Southeast Alaska's premier tour and charter company
		Alaska Waters is the only Alaskan owned tour company to be designated as part of the White House Millennium Celebration.
		Alaska Waters is an Alaska Native corporation, locally owned and operated by the Leslie Family.
		We are honored to have received permission from local and regional elders to share legends and history about the indigenous people of the area.
	www.alaskawaters.com (272 words)

	Wrangell Alaska
		Glacier Packing Company began operating in Wrangell in 1889.
		Wrangell is classified as a large town/Regional Center, it is found in EMS Region 3A in the Southeast Region.
		Auxiliary health care is provided by Wrangell Volunteer Fire Dept./Rescue (874-3223).
	www.alaskatravel.com /alaska/wrangell.html (922 words)

	Forty years and counting on Mount Wrangell, Alaska Science Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		When Carl Benson stepped on the summit plateau of Mount Wrangell in May 2004, he saw the same view of the Copper River valley that he had on his first visit, when he was 34 years old and John F. Kennedy was president.
		When Benson and others began studying the glacier/volcano interactions on Mt. Wrangell in 1961, the only way to ferry equipment to the summit was with Jack Wilson’s Super Cub.
		Scientific research on Wrangell’s summit began in 1953, when University of Alaska president Terris Moore first landed there with his Super Cub in support of cosmic ray research that included university scientists Robert Elsner, Charles Wilson, and the late Fred Milan.
	www.gi.alaska.edu /ScienceForum/ASF17/1711.html (707 words)

	Wrangell Alaska Employment Overview
		Wrangell is a small town that once guarded the mouth of the Stikine River.
		Wrangell is also a base for rafting, canoeing, kayaking, or jet-boating the mighty Stikine River, located seven miles north of town.
		Alaska Waters, (907) 874-2378, is an RV park within walking distance from town offering showers for $2.50 per person per day.
	www.jobmonkey.com /alaska/html/wrangell.html (780 words)

	Wrangell Alaska - Vacation, Tour, Travel, Adventure, Fishing, and Wildlife
		Wrangell is Alaska's newest travel destination and offers a variety of activities: Alaska tours, Alaska adventures, Alaska fishing, Alaska wildlife, Alaska sightseeing, and much more.
		A thrilling variety of Alaska wildlife excursions take you up close to glaciers, help you catch the fish of a life time, and find the Alaska wildlife you are searching for.
		For golf enthusiasts, Wrangell, Alaska is proud to be the home of Muskeg Meadows, the only regulation USGA rated golf course in Southeast Alaska, which has tournaments almost every weekend.
	www.wrangell.com (288 words)

	Wrangell, Alaska - Alaska Online
		The City of Wrangell is located on the northern tip of Wrangell Island, 155 miles south of Juneau and 89 miles northwest of Ketchikan.
		Reached by boardwalk from Wrangell Harbor, is the site of several totem poles and a replica of the Tribal House, that contains Indian working tools and an original Chilkat blanket design carved on a house panel.
		Located 35 miles south of Wrangell, and accessible only by boat or float plane, is managed by the US Forest Service.
	www.alaskaonline.org /travelplanner/southeast/wrangell.php (879 words)

	Wrangell, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tourists come to Wrangell for the magnificent traditional Chief Shakes clan house and the town's many totem poles, but there's more to this little fishing village.
		Small-town innocence and community pride are still a part of Wrangell, as evidenced by this Fourth of July campaign poster.
		Mist and mountains between Wrangell and Petersburg form a quintessential Southeast Alaska scene.
	www.sederquist.com /wrang.html (101 words)

	Alaska Community Album no
		Alaska shown as a Russian Possession [Map of Alaska, Canada, and northern part of United States, 1869.] From: James, James Alton, The First Scientific Exploration of Russian America and the Purchase of Alaska, 1942.
		Image 11 [Map of the East coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska with insert of Kodiak town.] From: Tebenkov, Mikhail Dmitrievich, Atlas of the Northwest Coasts of America: from Bering Strait to Cape Corrientes and the Aleutian Islands...1852.
		Image 17 [Map of Sitka, Alaska and adjacent islands.] From: Tebenkov, Mikhail Dmitrievich, Atlas of the Northwest Coasts of America: from Bering Strait to Cape Corrientes and the Aleutian Islands...1852.
	www.library.state.ak.us /hist/cent/pca020.html (5629 words)

	Wrangell Chamber of Commerce,
		Our mission is to advance all of the business, professional, civic and cultural interests of the city of Wrangell as well as regional, state and national interest under the democratic system of free competitive enterprise.
		We encourage the growth of existing business activities while giving all proper assistance to any new firms or individuals seeking residence in Wrangell and its environs.
		If you are a member we thank you for your continued support, if you are not yet a member, we invite you to learn about the chamber.
	www.wrangellchamber.org (141 words)

	Garnet Ledge
		It has become a story of Anna E. Durkee and her success as a mining woman---although it could be said that her success was actually as a promoter of mining and/or fund-raiser.
		If you have items that were produced by the Alaska Garnet Mining and Manufacturing Co., owned by the women, I would be interested in hearing from you.
		Alaska Ruby Mining and Development Co., formed by a group of Chicago businessmen in 1905.
	www.designsbytrisha.com /garnetledge1.htm (414 words)

	Mt. Wrangell, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This volcano was named after Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von Wrangell, the Governor of Alaska from 1830-1836.
		Benson, Carl and Follett, Anthony, "Application of Photogrammetry to the Study of Volcano-Glacier Interactions on Mount Wrangell, Alaska," Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, vol.
		Benson, Carl and Motyka, Roman, "Glacier-Volcano Interactions on Mt. Wrangell, Alaska," Geophysical Institute University of Alaska Contributions Series A 541, 25 pp.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/north_america/alaska/wrangell.html (181 words)

	Alaska Vacations, McCarthy Tours, Wrangell Mountain Air
		World-class scenery, historic frontier towns and a variety of Alaska adventure make this mountain wilderness an ideal destination for your Alaska vacations.
		Six times the size of Yellowstone National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias is the largest National Park in the U.S. Wrangell Mountain Air offers unique Alaskan experiences beyond the end of the road.
		Having traveled over 5700 miles throughout interior Alaska this summer as advertising Representative and Field Editor for the Milepost...I can honestly say that the highlight of my summer was a flight to McCarthy on Wrangell Mountain Air.
	www.wrangellmountainair.com (343 words)

	Wrangell, Alaska - Real Estate, Homes, Property, Commercial
		If you are thinking about moving to Wrangell, we can help you find a home, condo, luxury property or other real estate offered for sale.
		If you are moving to Wrangell or any of the more than 349 Alaska cities you can contact us immediately.
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	www.wrangellwebpage.com (614 words)

	Alaska tours, Wrangell Mountain Air
		An old-fashioned touch of the way it used to be, this cottage hideaway is the perfect addition to your Alaska experience.
		- Juneau Alaska hotels in the center of the capital city of the state of Alaska.
		Alaska Hunting - Bear, moose, sheep, caribou, goat, duck, goose, and ptarmigan hunting.
	www.wrangellmountainair.com /directory.htm (967 words)

	Sunrise Aviation, Wrangell, Alaska, Flightseeing, Charter Tours
		Sunrise Aviation is a small flightseeing and charter air carrier located in Wrangell, Alaska, the "Gateway to the Stikine River".
		If you are planning to travel to the Wrangell area, you may like to learn more about the local history of our beautiful town and what there is to do and see during your visit.
		Pilot and owner, Dave Galla, has lived in Alaska for over 35 years, he is married and has two small children.
	www.sunriseflights.com /about.htm (298 words)

	Wrangell Alaska
		Wrangell, Alaskabegan as a native village and was soon populated by Russian and British fur traders because of its strategic trading location at the mouth of the Stikine River.
		The community blossomed and grew as an outfitter for gold prospectors.
		Today, Wrangell's economy is largely dependent on salmon fishing, timber harvesting, and tourism.
	www.sikumi.com /Wrangell.html (88 words)

	eBay - wrangell alaska, Postcards Paper, Nonfiction Books items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Alaska LOT of 4 Wrangell Ft Wrangel 1890s Antique Print
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