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Alaska Matanuska Colony Turns 25 Amid Mixed Remembrance
In 1935 some 900 colonists from Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin began life in tents near Palmer Alaska as part of the Matanuska Valley settlement. Today 67 of the original families remain, with 12 farming in the valley and 37 near Palmer. The relief program cost about 4.68 million dollars, and many left within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Tobin Palmer
Alaska
Matanuska Valley
Harry Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Anchorage
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Palmer
Matanuska
Don Irwin
Irwin
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corp
California
Kerttula
Sam
Washington
Anch