Eagle-Valdez Trail: Northern Portion (A BLM 'Adventures in the Past' Series)

摘要

In 1989, orders were received by the military to build a road from Valdez to Eagle City that would serve the public. Starting at Valdez on April 21, Captain Abercrombie began surveying and marking the route, and determining the most practical crossings of the Copper and Tanana Rivers. By summer's end, 93 miles of good wagon road, five to 10 feet wide, had been built through Keystone Canyon; another 114 miles to the Copper River were cleared, and streams bridged. At the same time, Lieutenant Richardson and a detachment of 25 men started construction of Fort Egbert at Eagle City. Once housing for the men and animals was completed in 1900, the soldier began clearing the road toward Valdez.