61-784: Hyder can refer to: Places [ edit ] Hyder, Alaska , U.S. Hyder Seaplane Base Hyder, Arizona , U.S. Hyder Valley Hyder Creek , is a river in New York, U.S. Other uses [ edit ] Hyder (defunct company) , a former Welsh utility company Hyder Consulting , a subsidiary company, an advisory and design consultancy Hyder (name) See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Hyder Haydar (disambiguation) Heydari (disambiguation) Haider (surname) Hyderi (name) Ghulam Hyder Siyal , village in Sindh, Pakistan Hyderabad ,
122-578: A 3,001-foot (915 m) peak, rises immediately east of the city's downtown area. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.3 km ). 4.4 square miles (11.3 km ) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (4.0 km ) of it (29.14%) is water. The half-mile (800 m) wide channel called the Tongass Narrows separates Ketchikan from Gravina Island , where Ketchikan International Airport
183-462: A calendar of upcoming local events; local television signals carried on the cable system are also translations of Seattle and Anchorage stations. The City of Ketchikan operates under a council-manager form of government. In 2018, Robert Sivertsen replaced Lew Williams III, who had served as mayor or councilmember for 28 years, as mayor of the City of Ketchikan. The current city mayor is Dave Kiffer who
244-567: A city also in 1900. As of 2010 , there were 8,050 people, 3,259 households, and 1,885 families residing in the city. As of 2017, the population density was 1,829.5 per square mile (714.1/km ). There were 3,731 housing units at an average density of 848.0 per square mile (327.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 60.7% White , 16.7% Native American (8.3% Tlingit - Haida , 1.9% Tsimshian ), 10.8% Asian (9.4% Filipino), 10.0% from two or more races, 0.8% Black or African American , 0.3% Pacific Islander , and 0.7% some other race . 4.4% of
305-549: A city in Telangana, India Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hyder . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyder&oldid=1166866956 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
366-467: A family was $ 30,500. Males had a median income of $ 56,250 versus $ 13,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 11,491. There were 44.4% of families and 54.1% of the population living below the poverty line , including 81.0% under 18, and 50.0% over 64. Stewart, British Columbia , immediately borders Hyder and is accessible by road via International Street. Outside of the town site, NFD-88 heads in
427-707: A gold and silver mine on the Canadian side in Premier, British Columbia, but is not currently active. Hyder is accessible by highway from Stewart, which connects with the British Columbia highway system. In the mid-2010s, Hyder residents said that more than 100,000 tourists came to Hyder annually. It is the location of the annual Hyder Seek gathering of long-distance motorcyclists who travel from all over North America each Memorial Day weekend. It became popular with long-distance motorcycle riders in 1998, when author Ron Ayres set
488-593: A group of students to Ketchikan during the spring, and students from Ketchikan travel to Kanayama the following summer. Ketchikan students travel across Japan, with the majority of their time spent in Kanayama with home-stay families, attending classes and touring the town. Several movies have been shot in Ketchikan, including The Silver Horde , Spawn of the North , Timber Tramps and Cry Vengeance , as well as episodes of
549-411: A household in the city were $ 56,372 and $ 70,490, respectively. The median and average incomes for a family were $ 68,438 and $ 84,518, respectively. The per capita income for the city was $ 30,474. About 12.4% of the population, including 19.8% of those under 18-years old, were below the poverty line . 90.0% spoke English, 6.0% Tagalog, 1.8% Spanish, and 0.7% Tsimshian as their first language. Ketchikan
610-412: A large number of tourists, both by air and sea, due to its popularity as a cruise ship stop. In 2018, Ketchikan Harbour saw 40 different cruise ships making more than 500 stops in the harbour and bringing more than 1,073,000 visitors to Ketchikan. The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show , a lumberjack show, is performed near Ketchikan Creek between May and September. The Misty Fiords National Monument
671-527: A northerly direction winding through the Tongass National Forest , and enters the outer extent of Stewart's municipal limits continuing as Granduc Road. There are few local roads, and no roads connect Hyder to any other Alaskan communities, except through Canada. The AMHS ferry that once connected Hyder to Ketchikan stopped running in the 1990s, leaving the Taquan Air floatplane that arrives twice
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#1732855295016732-709: A practice that began during the Roosevelt Administration through the Civilian Conservation Corps . The Totem Heritage Center displays preserved 19th-century poles rescued from abandoned village sites near Ketchikan. The Chief Kyan pole in Whale Park in the city center is one of the featured background images in most US passports. Ketchikan's GPS geographic coordinates are latitude 55.342 (slightly south of both Copenhagen, Denmark at 55.676 and Glasgow, Scotland at 55.864) and longitude -131.648. The city
793-801: A record of riding to the contiguous 48 states in six days. Ayres went on to add to the 48-state record by continuing on to Hyder to establish a new 49-state record of 7 days, 0 hours and 20 minutes. Ayres named the new long distance ride the "48 Plus" and it has become popular with members of the long-distance motorcycle riding Iron Butt Association . Hyder was the starting point of the 2014 coast-to-coast Scooter Cannonball Run, which ended in New Orleans, Louisiana. Because of its accessible proximity to Stewart, and its isolation from other communities in Alaska, Hyder has many commonalities with its Canadian neighbor, with both American and Canadian holidays observed, and
854-563: A regional maintenance base for Alaska. According to the U.S. Postal Service , one of Ketchikan's two zip codes, 99950, is the highest-numbered in the United States. A major and first port of entry into Alaska, Ketchikan's economy has been based on fishing industries, canneries in particular, tourism, government, and forestry. Average annual civilian employment in 2017 was 4,070, with a substantial seasonal work force peaking in July. The area near
915-530: A retreat from the harassment of the Haidas on the coast. They traveled in the area seasonally to pick berries. The area around the Portland Canal was explored in 1896 by Captain D.D. Gaillard of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . In 1898, gold and silver lodes were discovered in the region, mainly on the Canadian side, in the upper Salmon River basin. The Stewart brothers, for whom the British Columbia town
976-465: A shared international Chamber of Commerce. It is the only place in Alaska not to use the 907 area code , instead using British Columbia's 250 . Although Hyder is officially in the Alaska Time Zone , residents set their clocks to British Columbia's Pacific Time . Both American and Canadian currency are accepted, except by the U.S. Post Office, which only accepts U.S. dollars. A local tradition
1037-757: A six-hour trip, — where a connection can be made to the BC Ferries system — and Bellingham, Washington , a thirty-six-hour voyage. Sailings depart several times each week. Ketchikan also sees regular day service from the Alaska Marine Highway vessel M/V Lituya , a day boat that shuttles between its homeport in Metlakatla, AK and Ketchikan. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority serves Ketchikan with daily service from its homeport in Hollis on Prince of Wales Island. The former Ketchikan Community College became
1098-668: A subsidiary of Vigor Industrial . It successfully launched the M/V Susitna in April 2010. A prototype ferry craft for use by Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Borough , the Susitna is the result of planning by Admiral Jay M. Cohen , former chief of the Office of Naval Research, and former Navy captain Lew Madden, then working as a project manager for Lockheed Martin . Dubbed E-Craft (for Expeditionary use),
1159-649: A teacher. At the border crossing to Stewart, there is a humorous imitation of a sign at the historic Berlin border crossing Checkpoint Charlie with the inscription "You are leaving the American Sector" in English, French, and German, as well as a sign reading "Eastern Sektor". The sign was erected in 2015 as a protest after the Canadian administration announced plans to close the border control at night. Ketchikan, Alaska Ketchikan ( / ˈ k ɛ tʃ ɪ k æ n / KETCH -ih-kan ; Tlingit : Kichx̱áan )
1220-475: A week with U.S. Mail at Hyder Seaplane Base as the only direct public transportation between Hyder and the rest of Alaska. There are few local services in town: Hyder's public utilities are imported from Canada. Electricity is maintained by a subsidiary of BC Hydro, the Tongass Power and Light Company as part of a long-term contract with the town. While most of Alaska is in area code 907 , Hyder shares
1281-577: Is a city in and the borough seat of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough on Revillagigedo Island of Alaska . It is the state's southeasternmost major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic Landmark District . With a population at the 2020 census of 8,192, up from 8,050 in 2010, it is the sixth-most populous city in the state, and thirteenth-most populous community when census-designated places are included. The surrounding borough, encompassing suburbs both north and south of
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#17328552950161342-554: Is approximately ninety minutes, making Ketchikan easily accessible to travelers from the continental U.S. Delta Air Lines began operating seasonal service to Seattle in May 2015. Ketchikan receives service from two separate ferry lines. Ketchikan is a major port along the Alaska Marine Highway System 's Inside Passage route. Vessels depart northbound to Alaskan ports of call and southbound to Prince Rupert, British Columbia ,
1403-557: Is city-owned, as well as GCI and Alaska Power and Telephone Company (AP&T). Ketchikan serves as both an air and marine transportation hub for southern Southeast Alaska . The Ketchikan International Airport serves as both a gateway for Alaska Airlines nonstop jet service to and from Seattle , Juneau , Sitka and Wrangell , with direct service to Anchorage , and as a bush carrier and charter aircraft hub for destinations such as Hyder , Metlakatla and Prince of Wales Island communities. Flying time to/from Seattle, Washington
1464-477: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hyder, Alaska Hyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska , United States. The population was 48 at the 2020 census, down from 87 in 2010. Hyder is accessible by road only from Stewart , British Columbia . It is popular with motorists wishing to visit Alaska without driving
1525-638: Is home to four radio stations: KTKN -AM 930, KGTW -FM 106.7, KFMJ -FM 99.9, and community-owned NPR -affiliated KRBD -FM 105.3. Ketchikan has one over-the-air broadcast television station, KUBD , Channel 13 digital and 4 visual, a CBS network affiliate. Ketchikan also houses the publishing offices of the Ketchikan Daily News . The region has local cable television programming provided by Ketchikan Public Utilities, including public meetings, Southeast Alaska programming, Ketchikan High School sports and events, local history, gardening and scenes, and
1586-617: Is known as being "Hyderized", with two of the town's bars issuing certificates to patrons who consume a shot of 151 proof (75.5% alcohol) Everclear . Southeast Island School District operates the Hyder School. Children who live in Hyder have attended the Bear Valley School in Stewart, but Hyder has school when the community meets the Alaska minimum of 10 children for the state to provide
1647-471: Is located in southernmost Southeast Alaska on Revillagigedo Island , 700 miles (1,100 km) northwest of Seattle, Washington , 235 miles (378 km) southeast of Juneau, Alaska , and 88 miles (142 km) northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia , Canada. It is surrounded by the Tongass National Forest , which is managed by the United States Forest Service from its headquarters in
1708-1030: Is located. Ketchikan has a mild maritime or oceanic climate ( Köppen : Cfb , Trewartha Dolk ), characterized by heavy cloud cover and high humidity through much of the year and abundant rainfall throughout the year (even in the driest month), earning it the nickname of the "Rain Capital of Alaska". Winters are chilly but milder than its latitude alone may suggest: January has a 24-hour average of 35.6 °F (2.0 °C) with an average daytime high of 39.7 °F (4.3 °C) and an overnight low of 31.5 °F (−0.3 °C). Further east and away from moderating maritime influence, winters on these parallels in inland North America are much colder. Summers are mild, as August's temperature averages 59.0 °F (15.0 °C) with an average daytime high of 64.7 °F (18.2 °C) and an overnight low of 53.3 °F (11.8 °C). Rainfall averages 149.54 inches (3,798 mm) per year, falling more heavily in autumn and winter. On average,
1769-604: Is one of the area's major attractions, and the Tongass National Forest has long been headquartered in Ketchikan, mostly in the city's historic Federal Building . For most of the latter half of the 20th century, a large portion of Ketchikan's economy and life centered on the Ketchikan Pulp Company pulp mill in nearby Ward Cove . The mill closed in 1997 in the wake of the passage of the Tongass Timber Reform Act of 1990, which reduced timber harvest targets in
1830-400: Is unclear. It may mean "the river belonging to Kitschk"; other accounts claim it means "Thundering Wings of an Eagle". In modern Tlingit, this name is Kichx̱áan . Ketchikan Creek served as a summer fish camp for Tlingit natives for untold years before the town was established by Mike Martin in 1885. He was sent to the area by an Oregon canning company to assess prospects. He established
1891-529: The Alaska House of Representatives by independent Dan Ortiz , a former schoolteacher who taught at Ketchikan High School. Over the decades, Ketchikan has produced a number of political figures of note to Alaska in general. In territorial days, Norman Ray "Doc" Walker , a Canadian-born pharmacist practicing in Ketchikan, was arguably the first career member of the Alaska Legislature . Walker served in
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1952-631: The Ketchikan Federal Building downtown, and to the south by the Tongass Narrows , a narrow east–west saltwater channel, which is part of the Inside Passage . Due to its steep and forested terrain, Ketchikan is long and narrow with much of the built-up area being located along, or no more than a few city blocks from, the waterfront. Elevations of inhabited areas range from just above sea level to about 300 feet (91 m). Deer Mountain ,
2013-567: The National Trust for Historic Preservation named the former hospital as one of America's most endangered historic places. Ketchikan has the world's largest collection of standing totem poles , found throughout the city and at four major locations: Saxman Totem Park, Totem Bight State Park , Potlatch Park, and the Totem Heritage Center . Most of the totems at Saxman Totem Park and Totem Bight State Park are recarvings of older poles,
2074-583: The PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center, which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ketchikan's former sister city of Kanayama , Gifu Prefecture, Japan, was incorporated along with four other cities into the larger city of Gero on March 1, 2004. An educational exchange program has been active between the two towns since 1986. Every year, Ketchikan and Kanayama exchange one teacher each to instruct middle-school level language classes in their respective tongues. In addition, Kanayama sends
2135-515: The Susitna will serve as the engineering and feasibility platform for a Navy vessel of approximately double the size to assist troops in landing at undeveloped beaches around the world. The contract for two new Alaska-class day ferries in the Alaska Marine Highway was awarded to the shipyard on September 20, 2014, at a cost of $ 101 million. Companies involved in power and telecommunications include Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU), which
2196-421: The 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was chosen as the central part of its same-named census-designated place (CDP) in 1980. As of the census of 2000, there were 97 people, 47 households, and 25 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6.5 inhabitants per square mile (2.5/km ). There were 72 housing units at an average density of 4.9 per square mile (1.9/km ). The racial makeup of
2257-581: The Alaska Department of Public Safety in 2023 after a 25 year absence. There is currently no emergency medical services established yet in Hyder. A Canada Border Services Agency customs post is on the only connecting road out of Hyder and there is no complementary American border patrol presence. The Nisga'a , who lived around the Nass River , called the head of Portland Canal "Skam-A-Kounst," meaning safe place , probably because it served them as
2318-441: The CDP has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38 km ), all land. Hyder has a fairly typical Southeastern Alaskan oceanic climate ( Köppen Cfb , borderline Dfb ), although using the 0 °C or 32 °F coldest-month isotherm it has an extremely wet and ocean-moderated version of a warm-summer humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ) similar to that of Haines although substantially wetter. Hyder first appeared on
2379-454: The CDP was 93 White , and 4 from two or more races. There was 1 Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 47 households, out of which 9 had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24 were married couples living together, 1 had a female householder with no husband present, and 21 were non-families. 19 of all households were made up of individuals, and 3 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
2440-675: The EPA. KPC plead guilty to the charges and agreed to pay a $ 3 million fine. In 1996, following the Clinton Administration's refusal to reinstate the original terms of KPC's timber contract, Louisiana-Pacific Corp. announced it would be shutting down the pulp mill, and did so in March 1997. A total of 514 direct year-round jobs and more than 500 indirect jobs were lost as a result. The Ketchikan Shipyard consists of two dry-docks (10,000 ton and 2,500 ton) owned and operated by Alaska Ship & Drydock,
2501-676: The Ketchikan campus of the University of Alaska Southeast during the late 1980s restructuring of the University of Alaska System . The campus is located on the uphill side of Ketchikan's West End neighborhood and consists of two buildings, the Paul Building and the Ziegler Building. Both are named for prominent Ketchikan residents of the early and mid 20th century, William Lewis Paul and Adolph Holton Ziegler, respectively. The city of Ketchikan and its surrounding areas are primarily served by
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2562-414: The Stewart 749 exchange in area code 236 , 636 in area code 250 , and 794 in area code 778 . Alaska State Troopers occasionally patrol the town, but do not have a base there. In 1996, a fire consumed the community building which contained the library, post office and fire hall. The Hyder Volunteer Fire Department was originally formed in 1921. The department was reestablished and registered with
2623-474: The city along the Tongass Highway (most of which are commonly regarded as a part of Ketchikan, albeit not a part of the city itself), plus small rural settlements accessible mostly by water, registered a population of 13,948 in that same census. Incorporated on August 25, 1900, Ketchikan is the earliest extant incorporated city in Alaska, because consolidation or unification elsewhere in Alaska resulted in
2684-654: The community became the port, supply point, and post office for miners by 1917. Hyder's boom years were the 1920s, when the Riverside Mine on the U.S. side extracted gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, and tungsten. The mine operated from 1924 to 1950. In 1928, the Hyder business district was consumed by fire. By 1956 all significant mining had ceased, except for the Granduc Mine on the Canadian side, which operated until 1984 and 2010 to present. Westmin Resources Ltd operated
2745-472: The department under Miller. Another Ketchikan native, Terry Gardiner, was notable as the youngest person elected to the Alaska House of Representatives (at age 22), as well as the youngest person elected Speaker of the House (at age 28). The United States Coast Guard maintains a large shore installation, Coast Guard Base Ketchikan , south of the downtown area, which serves as a homeport to three cutters and as
2806-510: The dissolution of those communities' city governments. Ketchikan is located on Revillagigedo Island , so named in 1793 by Captain George Vancouver . Ketchikan is named after Ketchikan Creek , which flows through the town, emptying into the Tongass Narrows a short distance southeast of its downtown. "Ketchikan" comes from the Tlingit name for the creek, Kitschk-hin , the meaning of which
2867-515: The end of the land border between Alaska and British Columbia and at the head of the Portland Canal , a 130-mile (210 km) long fjord which forms a portion of the border at the southeastern edge of the Alaska Panhandle . It sits about 2 miles (3.2 km) from Stewart, British Columbia , by road, and 75 miles (121 km) from Ketchikan by air. According to the U.S. Census Bureau ,
2928-455: The growing season (non-freezing temperatures) lasts about 6.3 months or 191 days, extending from about April 19 to about October 27. The record high temperature in Ketchikan was 96 °F (36 °C) on June 25, 1913. The record low temperature was −7 °F (−22 °C) on January 23, 1916. The wettest year was 1949 with 202.55 inches (5,145 mm) and the driest year was 1995 with 88.45 inches (2,247 mm). The most rainfall in one month
2989-671: The increasing population in Southcentral Alaska has led to a diminishment of its influence since the 1980s. Following a round of redistricting , the convening of the 28th Alaska State Legislature in January 2013 marked the first time in the state's history that no residents of Ketchikan or the surrounding area serve as members of the Alaska Legislature . Ketchikan is represented in the Alaska Senate by Bert Stedman , who lives in Sitka , and in
3050-471: The length of the Alaska Highway . Hyder has no direct access to any Alaskan road. It is the southernmost community in the state that can be reached via car (others can be reached only by boat or plane). Hyder is Alaska's easternmost community. Hyder is located at 55°56′29″N 130°3′16″W / 55.94139°N 130.05444°W / 55.94139; -130.05444 (55.941442, -130.054504), at
3111-464: The mouth of Ketchikan Creek earned Ketchikan a measure of infamy during the first half of the 20th century for a red-light district known as Creek Street , with brothels aligned on either side of the creek. Ketchikan's economy is currently based upon government services, tourism and commercial fishing. Civic boosters have dubbed the community the " Salmon Capital of the World." Ketchikan also receives
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#17328552950163172-420: The national forest. Ketchikan Pulp Company (KPC), a subsidiary of Louisiana-Pacific Corp. , was headquartered just outside Ketchikan's city limits on the shores of Ward Cove. The company's pulp mill opened in the cove in 1954. A 1995 joint EPA and FBI investigation of the company revealed it had dumped contaminated wastewater and sludge in the waters around Ward Cove, leaving them classified as "impaired" by
3233-449: The population were Hispanic or Latino (2.6% Mexican) of any race. There were 3,259 households. 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were headed by married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
3294-526: The saltery Clark & Martin and a general store with Nova Scotia native George Clark, who had been foreman at a cannery that burned down. Ketchikan became known as "Alaska's first city" due to its strategic position at the southern tip of the Inside Passage , connecting the Gulf of Alaska to Puget Sound . In 1905 a mission house was built, which in 1909 became the Yates Memorial Hospital. In 2020,
3355-447: The television programs The Love Boat and Baywatch . An episode of Mythbusters where the team sees if a ship made out of ice and sawdust can really float was filmed in Ketchikan in 2009. The National Geographic Channel series Alaska Wing Men in the episode "Fatal Crash" follows a National Transportation Safety Board investigator's site visit of a July 2010 bush pilot fatal crash near Ketchikan. In The Young Pope ,
3416-523: The territorial Senate for 16 years before losing reelection in 1948 following a feud with territorial governor Ernest Gruening . During the first governorship of Walter Hickel in the 1960s, two members of his cabinet ( Frank Murkowski and Robert W. Ward ) held strong ties to Ketchikan. Following Hickel's resignation, Ward ascended to the office of secretary of state when Keith H. Miller became governor. Ketchikan native Walter L. Kubley, deputy commissioner of commerce under Hickel, became commissioner of
3477-401: Was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.81. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18 under 18, 11 from 18 to 24, 16 from 25 to 44, 45 from 45 to 64, and 7 who were 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. There were 44 females and 53 males, of them 34 females were age 18 and over, as were 45 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 11,719, and the median income for
3538-495: Was 2.41, and the average family size was 3.07. The population was spread by age ranges, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males. In 2017, the ACS-estimated median and average annual incomes for
3599-511: Was 53.85 inches (1,368 mm) during November 1917 and the most rainfall in 24 hours was 8.71 inches (221 mm) on October 11, 1977. The most snowfall in one month was 45.1 inches (1.15 m) in January 1971. Ketchikan first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Kichikan." Of its 40 residents, 26 were Native, nine were White and five were Creole (Mixed Russian and Native). It returned as Ketchikan beginning in 1900 and in every successive census. It incorporated as
3660-499: Was elected in 2021. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough includes both the City of Ketchikan and the City of Saxman and encompasses more than 6,000 square miles (16,000 km ) from the Canada–US border to just south of Wrangell. Rodney Dial is the current mayor of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska . The Alaska Marine Highway System has its headquarters in Ketchikan. Ketchikan has long loomed heavy in Alaska's political landscape, though
3721-525: Was named, arrived in 1902. Hyder was established in 1907 as "Portland City", after the canal. In 1914, when the US Post Office Department told residents that there were many U.S. communities named Portland , it was renamed Hyder , after Frederick Hyder, a Canadian mining engineer who envisioned a bright future for the area. Hyder was the only practical point of access to the silver mines in Canada;
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