Alaska's cities
Cantwell, Alaska
Alaska Range town began as flag stop on railroad
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Population: 222
Location: On the George Parks Highway at the west end of the Denali Highway, 210 miles north of Anchorage and 27 miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park. The town is nestled into the Alaska Range.
Description: The economy is based on highway tourism, transportation and part-time seasonal construction jobs. Most of the Athabaskan Native residents also depend on subsistence hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering.
History: The Cantwell River was the former name of the Nenana River. The earliest inhabitants of the area were nomadic Indians who trapped, hunted and fished throughout Interior Alaska.
Cantwell began as a flag stop on the Alaska Railroad. Oley Nicklie was the first Indian to settle here. When fur prices dropped, he and his two brothers sought work with the railroad.
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