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Palmer, 1940s. The city was named after George Palmer, a trader. [5] In the late 19th century, the U.S. government began to take interest in the Matanuska coal fields located north of Palmer. This interest sparked financiers to consider constructing the Alaska Central Railroad in 1904.
Nov 18, 2012 · Homesteader Fanny Warner bore three daughters in the same bed, same house, same homestead. In 1932, her first-born daughter Hazel’s birth certificate lists her home as “Palmer.”. Faye’s ...
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Sep 17, 2018 · Jane Appel September 17, 2018. July 26-28, 2018. Palmer is a town of about 7,000 people north of Anchorage. It is located on the banks of the Matanuska River. The Matanuska Valley was carved by glaciers that left behind a fine fertile silt. This soil, combined with long daylight hours, makes the area a perfect growing area for lush hayfields ...
Jun 17, 2022 · Palmer, Alaska Businesses and Buildings 1897-1970 is the single best reference specifically about the town of Palmer – a visual directory of downtown and narrative of the town and its people, from George Palmer’s store on the Matanuska up through our first decades as a small city. Alas, it was a small print run that sold out fast.
Palmer is a city in and the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States, located 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway in the Matanuska Valley. It is the ninth-largest city in Alaska, and forms part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 5,888, down from 5,937 in 2010.
After Alaska’s purchase from Russia, the Matanuska Valley largely consisted of small homesteads and mines, both coal and gold, North of modern-day Palmer and Wasilla. From 1917 to 1935, Palmer consisted of scattered homesteads and a singular Post Office & General Store along the rail line, but much of the area was heavily forested and untouched.
About This Collection. The Palmer Museum of History and Art collects newspapers, magazines, and article clippings with content that helps to tell the story of the Palmer area. Our collection includes material from early print sources, such as the Matanuska Valley Pioneer and the Anchorage Times, to papers still in circulation today.
