Cook Inlet · AK
Anchorage
A railroad tent camp turned Alaska's biggest city.
- Population
- 291,247 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1920
- Earthquake
- March 27, 1964
Then
- About 500 AD
The Dena'ina arrive through the mountain passes.
- 1914–1915
A tent city springs up at Ship Creek for railroad workers.
- 1920
Anchorage incorporates on November 23.
- 1964
The magnitude 9.2 earthquake kills 115 people statewide.
Now
Turnagain Arm, just south, has some of the world's biggest tides. This place covers Knik Arm, Fire Island and Point Possession.
5 tide stations around Anchorage
- ANCHORAGE, Knik Arm1.4 mi
- Port MacKenzie3.5 mi
- Fire Island10.9 mi
- Goose Creek, Knik Arm, Cook Inlet12.2 mi
- Point Possession21.2 mi