Samuel Blum was a leading citizen in early Valdez and Cordova
The building shown in the drawing, at 500 Third St. in Cordova, was originally the home of Samuel Blum and his family. Blum was a banker and merchant who was active in Southeast and...
Category: Valdez
Valdez – historic settlement at head of Valdez Arm in Prince William Sound, southern terminus of Valdez-Eagle and Valdez-Fairbanks trails, Richardson Highway. Now the city is southern terminus for Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline.
Keystone Canyon tunnel is one of the few remnants of Valdez railroad history
The Lowe River flows through Keystone Canyon east of Valdez. The canyon provides the only practicable land route out of Valdez, leading to Thompson Pass, which provides access to the Copper River Basin to...
