Harbor Quarters ... is a photograph by Judy Foote-Belleci which was uploaded on October 9th, 2021.
Harbor Quarters ...
Valdez is a city in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The city was named in 1790 after the Spanish Navy Minister Antonio Valdés y... more
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Harbor Quarters ...
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Judy Foote-Belleci
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Photograph
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Valdez is a city in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The city was named in 1790 after the Spanish Navy Minister Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán. A former Gold Rush town, it is located at the head of a fjord on the eastern side of Prince William Sound. The port did not flourish until after the road link to Fairbanks was constructed in 1899. It suffered catastrophic damage during the 1964 Alaska earthquake, and is located near the site of the disastrous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill. Today, it is one of the most important ports in Alaska, a commercial fishing port as well as a freight terminal. Valdez is located near the head of a deep fjord in the Prince William Sound in Alaska. It is surrounded by the Chugach Mountains, which are heavily glaciated; nearby Shoup Glacier, which feeds Shoup Bay, served as a source of ice for residents of the town at the turn of the 20th century. prints available. see more at www.footeprintart.com
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October 9th, 2021
