Canneries of Alaska - U.S. National Park Service
WEBNov 5, 2019 · The overall period of significance for canneries in Alaska begins in 1878, when the first two canneries opened, and ends in 1936, when salmon production peaked at 130 million. The overall commercial catch decreased …
Alaska Salmon Cannery Chronology
WEBThe Alaska Salmon Co. built a cannery on Wood River in Nushagak Bay and operated until 1942. Then the cannery changed its name to Bristol Bay Packing Co. purchased the old Alaska Packers cannery at Dillingham, and operated at that location. The Alaska Portland Packers built a cannery at Nushagak River.
Alaska's Historic Canneries - Alaska Historical Society
WEBNov 29, 2016 · At one time there were two canneries in Anchorage and three in the upper Inlet area, but the days of small, owner operated canneries in Alaska are over and only the Whitney-Fidalgo Seafoods, Inc. Anchorage cannery remains...
The Decline and Fall of a Great Alaskan Cannery - Alaska Magazine
WEBMar 25, 2022 · In its twentieth-century heyday, the cannery was a factory producing countless tons of canned and boxed salmon that fed countless people around the world. Port Bailey Cannery was sold for a comparative pittance in 2003, its grounds suspected of being contaminated by fuel and other hazardous wastes.
Kake Cannery National Historic Landmark - U.S. National Park Service
WEBNov 5, 2019 · Period of Significance: 1912 to 1940. Current Status: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. Current Use: Not operating, preservation efforts underway for tourism. The Kake Cannery is located on Kupreanof Island in the Alexander Archipelago.
Kake Cannery National Historic Landmark - U.S. National Park …
WEBMay 26, 2020 · Kake Cannery (Keku Cannery), with over a dozen buildings constructed from 1912 to 1940, demonstrates the trends, technology, and labor history of the Pacific salmon canning industry.
Alaska Canneries Resource Guide from the Anchorage Museum
WEBDec 18, 2013 · The John Urban Collection consists of 842 photographs and postcards primarily of Anchorage and the Copper River & Northwestern Railroads, but also of communities around the state and date from the early to mid 1900s. This collection holds two indentified photographs of canneries.
Saving the stories from Bristol Bay’s Naknek cannery
WEBSep 6, 2018 · Bring your questions and curiosity about Bristol Bay history and the role canneries played in reacting to the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza epidemic when it hit Western Alaska, and many other...
Alaska Maritime Heritage Preservation Program
WEBThe Alaska Maritime Heritage Program accepted preservation and education grant applications until October 31, 2023. The Alaska Historical Commission and the Alaska State Museum grants committee reviewed and ranked many excellent maritime proposals in …
Ketchikan Historic George Inlet Cannery & Saxman Photo Stop
WEBExplore the historic George Inlet Cannery and make a photo stop at Saxman Native Village while learning more about the rich history of Ketchikan, Alaska.