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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Chisana, Alaska, Valdez, Alaska, McCarthy, Alaska, Whittier, Alaska, Gakona, Alaska, Nelchina, Alaska, Mendeltna, Alaska, Tazlina, Alaska, Cordova, Alaska, Copper Center, Alaska, Copperville, Alaska, Chitina, Alaska, Willow Creek, Alaska, Glennallen, Alaska, Kenny Lake, Alaska, Chistochina, Alaska, Silver Springs, Alaska, Gulkana, Alaska, Tolsona, Alaska, Tatitlek, Alaska, Chenega, Alaska, Tonsina, Alaska, Slana, Alaska, Mentasta Lake, Alaska, Paxson, Alaska. Excerpt: Cordova English pronunciation: is a small city located near the mouth of the Copper River in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States, at the head of Orca Inlet on the east side of Prince William Sound. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 2,327, and 2,240 in 2009. Cordova was named Puerto Cordova by Spanish explorer Salvador Fidalgo in 1790. 1910 postcard of Cordova, AlaskaCordova was founded as a result of the discovery of high-grade copper ore at Kennecott, north of Cordova. A group of surveyors from Valdez laid out a town site and Michael James Heney purchased half the land for the terminus of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway after determining that Katalla was a poor harbor. In 1790 the inlet in front of the current Cordova townsite was named Puerto Cordova by Spanish explorer Salvador Fidalgo. Heney named the new town Cordova after it, although the inlet was later renamed the Orca Inlet. Heney and his crew held a brief ceremony to organize the town on March 26, 1906. A week later crews arrived to begin work on the railroad. The first lots in the new town site, which make up the heart of present-day Cordova, were sold at auction in May 1908. As the railroad grew, so did the town. Eventually schools, businesses, a hospital, and utilities were established. After the railroad was completed Cord...
