Alaska Studies Online

5.0 Walking Tour of Anchorage Answer the following questions and submit for grade. You can type your answers into this document. Save the document to your computer and upload in Moodle for your teacher. Questions area in order as they appear in your walking tour. Captain James Cook and Resolution Point 1. What are the formal and informal names of the island/mountain across the inlet from Anchorage? (Its on the display at Resolution Park) Oscar Anderson House 1. Mr. Anderson claimed to the _____th settler in Anchorage? 2. How many windows does this house have? (for those in Anchorage) Holy Family Cathedral 1. What is the name of the pope who visited Alaska and drew a crowd of over 80,000 and what year did he visit? 4th Avenue Theater 1. What is the other name for the 4th Avenue Theater? Old Federal Building/Alaska Public Information Lands Office 1. What is something from the Alaska Public Lands Information Office you might be able to use in the future? Alaska Convention and Visitor Bureau Log Cabin Visitor Information 1. What is the name of Anchorages mascot, a moose? Old City Hall 1. Who was Anchorages first mayor? Wendler Building and Statue of Balto 1. In front of the Wendler Building and the statue of Balto is the starting line for a race each March. What is the race and where does it end? Pioneer School House 1. When was this school house moved to its current location? Salmon Viewing Area on Ship Creek

1. (For those in Anchorage)Where is the fish ladder? (describe) 2. (For those outside Anchorage) Upstream is the Elmendorf Fish Hatchery. Tell me about it. Old Alaska Railroad Depot 1. For those in Anchorage: What is the number on the old Panama Canal engine on display outside? (look on the front) 2. For those outside Anchorage: What happened to President Harding on his way home from Alaska? Alaska Statehood Monument/President Eisenhowers 100th Birthday Memorial 1. What year was this monument erected? Anchorage Hotel 1. What year was this hotel refurbished? Kimball Building/Egan Civic and Convention Center / Town Square Municipal Park/ Performing Arts Center 1. What year was the PAC finished? City Hall Mural / De na ina Civic and Convention Center 1. For those inside Anchorage: Comment on three items of history from the mural. They may be items we have already discussed. 2. For those outside Anchorage: Describe one of the pieces of art and artists from the De naina Center. Delaney Park Strip 1. Name two more items of interest currently located on the park strip besides those already mentioned. Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center 1. What is the name of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Centers main exhibition? Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetary 1. For those in Anchorage: Fine one of the whale ribs plots and give the name of the person who died there. 2. For those outside Anchorage: What year did the older John Bagoy die? He was founder of an early and current Anchorage family, having tried gold mining in California, the Klondike, Nome, Fairbanks and Iditarod before settling in Anchorage and opening its first flower shop.