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The 1937 explosion is the second deadliest mining disaster in Alaska history, and 20 years later another explosion at the Jonesville Mine northeast of Palmer killed five workers.
on local history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. Over the past century, Anchorage progressed from a muddy, almost nothing of a railroad stop to the economic center of the state. Women played prominent and crucial roles in this evolution. Their professions encompassed the entire range of possibility as did their approaches to city life in Alaska. Yet, the histories of Anchorage have rarely included women in a way that matches the reality of their historical presence and rele...