Anchorage was established in 1914 as a railroad construction port for the Alaska Railroad, which was built between 1915 and 1923. Ship Creek Landing, where the railroad headquarters was located, quickly became a tent city; Anchorage was incorporated on November 23, 1920. The city's economy in the 1920s centered around the railroad. Between the 1930s and the 1950s, the city experienced massive growth as air transportation and the military became increasingly important. Merrill Field opened in 1930, and Anchorage International Airport opened in 1951. Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson were constructed in the 1940s.
The Good Friday or "Great Alaska" Earthquake on March 27, 1964. View of Fourth Avenue

On March 27, 1964, Anchorage was hit by the moment magnitude 9.2 Good Friday Earthquake, which killed 115 Alaskans and caused $1.8 billion in damage (2007 U.S. dollars). The earth-shaking event lasted nearly five minutes; most structures that failed remained intact the first few minutes, then failed with repeated flexing. Rebuilding dominated the city in the mid 1960s.

In 1968, oil was discovered in Prudhoe Bay, and the resulting oil boom spurred further growth in Anchorage. In 1975, Anchorage merged with Eagle River, Girdwood, Glen Alps, and several other communities. The merger expanded the city, known officially as the Municipality of Anchorage. The city continued to grow in the 1980s, and capital projects and an aggressive beautification campaign took place.

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• #001 Anchorage
• Anchorage PP (Anchorage)
• Hotel Captain Cook - East Tower
• Hotel Captain Cook - West Tower
• Cathedral of the Holy Family in Anchorage
• Westmark Anchorage Hotel
• Federal Building-U.S. Courthouse
• Fourth Avenue Theatre (AHRS Site No. ANC-284)
• Alaska Engineering Commission Cottage No. 25
• Alaska Center for the Performing Arts
• A. E. C. Cottage No. 23
• Fourth Avenue Theatre (Anchorage, Alaska)
• Anchorage Marriott
• United States Federal Building and Courthouse (Anchorage, Alaska)
• Anchorage City Hall
• Anchorage City Hall
• Hilton Anchorage Hotel - Westward Tower
• William A. Egan Civic and Convention Center
• Anderson, Oscar, House
• Oscar Anderson House Museum
• Conoco-Phillips Building
• Conoco-Phillips Building
• David, Leopold, House
• Anchorage Hotel Annex
• Hilton Anchorage Hotel - Anchorage Tower
• Kimball's Store
• KTBY
• Downtown Anchorage
• Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center
• Linny Pacillo Parking Garage
• Robert B. Atwood Building
• Robert B. Atwood Building
• Wendler Building
• Loussac-Sogn Building
• 5th Avenue Mall
• Alaska State Library, Anchorage Office
• Delaney Park Strip
• Alaska Railroad Anchorage Depot
• Anchorage (Alaska Railroad station)
• Anchorage Museum
• Gill, Oscar, House
• Northernmost cities and towns
• Inlet Tower Hotel
• Ship Creek, Alaska
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage
• Mt. McKinley Building aka McKay Building aka McKinley Tower
• McKinley Tower Apartments (fka the McKay Building)
• Civil Works Residential Dwellings
• Sheraton Anchorage Hotel
• Central Middle School of Science
• Pioneer School House
• Anchorage Memorial Park
• Anchorage Cemetery
• Chester Creek Dam (Anchorage)
• Westchester Lagoon (Anchorage)
• Mulcahy Stadium
• Government Hill (Anchorage)
• Anchorage Football Stadium
• KENI Radio Building
• Sullivan Arena
• KENI Radio Building
• West Anchorage High School
• Ben Boeke Ice Rink
• Bethel Hispanic Church of God (Anchorage, Alaska)
• Bootleggers Cove
• Holy Rosary Academy (Alaska)
• List of North American ports
• Steller Secondary School
• Port of Anchorage
• Port of Anchorage (Cook Inlet, Pacific)
• Denali Towers North
• 188 Northern Lights
• KTVA
• Merrill Field
• O'Connell Lake (Anchorage)
• Spenard, Alaska
• British Petroleum Building - Alaska HQ
• Frontier Building
• JL Tower
• Charter College (Anchorage, Alaska)
• Lake Otis (Anchorage)
• Jones Lake (Anchorage)
• Pacific Northern Academy
• Goose Lake (Anchorage)
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• Lake Hood Strip
• University of Alaska Anchorage
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