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Seward
Area: 14.4 square miles
Population: 2,830 (2000 census)
County: Kenai Peninsula
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accommodations
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Hotel Seward - Seward Alaska Hotels in the Kenai peninsula. |
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Murphy's Motel - Experience our memorable Seward Alaska lodging, with nearby shopping, fishing and access to great Kenai Fjords tours and fishing. |
| Go2Seward.com for Seward Alaska Lodging |
Things To Do
| Godwin Glacier Summer Dog Sledding - Seward Alaska Dog Sled Tours. Plan your Alaskan vacation outdoor adventures in the Alaska Kenai peninsula combining dog mushing and helicopter glacier tours. |  |
| The Fish House - Seward Alaska fishing charters. Record Class Halibut & Silver Salmon Fishing Charters |  |
Seward is a coastal town 125 miles south of Anchorage. Abrupt mountain slopes cloaked in shaggy summer greens and perpetual snows form an impressive backdrop for this progressive city of some 4,000 people.
Shipping, fishing and tourism provide Seward's economic base. Large passenger cruise ships and freight ships call frequently at the Alaska Railroad dock. Cargos are transferred to and from the Alaska Railroad.
Three modern fish plants process salmon, caviar, crab, herring, halibut and other bottom fish.
A Marine Industrial Center with a 3,000-ton ship-lift has been built on the east side of Resurrection Bay. Nash Road leading to this facility is a five-mile scenic drive looking out over the bay and the mountains.
History
The town of Seward is named for William H. Seward, who arranged for Alaska's
purchase from Russia. It became a town-site in 1903 to serve as a terminal
construction point for the Alaska Railroad which was to open the interior
for resource development. The railroad that was begun by private enterprise,
was taken over by the Federal Government and construction was completed
in 1923. This opened the Interior of Alaska to the ice-free port of Seward.
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