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Portage, Anchorage, Alaska

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Portage first appeared on the 1950 United States Census as an unincorporated village. It returned again in 1960. It was destroyed in the 1964 earthquake and the townsite was annexed by
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when the ground in the area sank about six feet (1.8 m), putting most of the town below high tide level. All that remains today are the ruins of a few buildings and a "
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A ruined building and a stand of dead spruce trees preserved by saltwater are all that remains of Portage today
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage, Anchorage, Alaska
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Portage just after the earthquake, the destruction and flooding clearly visible
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Popular recreational activities in the Portage area include visiting the
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Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area
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Portage, Anchorage


ghost town
Turnagain Arm
Alaska
Downtown Anchorage
1964 Alaska earthquake
ghost forest
Seward Highway
Alaska Railroad
Portage Glacier
Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel
Whittier
wildlife center
1950
1960
Anchorage
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage, Anchorage, Alaska
The Milepost
ISBN
978-1-892154-21-7
"U.S. Decennial Census"
Census.gov
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The Municipality of Anchorage
Neighborhoods

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