City of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- Valdez
- City of Valdez
- Incorporated City
- On E end of Port Valdez, 45 mi. NW of Cordova and 115 mi. E of Anchorage Chugach Mts.
- Town established in 1898 as a debarkation point, with an excellent ice-harbor, for men seeking a route to the Klondik gold region. It was originally called "Copper City" but name was changed when the Valdez post office was established in 1899. Valdez soon became the supply center of its own gold mining region. The town is located on the distributary delta of Valdez Glacier, and was severly damaged during the 1964 Good Friday earthquake (plans are being made to move the town to more stable ground three miles northwest.) The population was 315 in 1900; 810 in 1910; 466 in 1920; 442 in 1930; 529 in 1939; and 554 in 1950.
- 61.130833361° 07' 51.0"N-146.3483333146° 20' 54.0"W
- Old Valdez 2.9 mi. E
- Valdez Pioneer 4.3 mi. SE
- Valdez Memorial 5.4 mi. SE
- 4,036
- 30 m
- 491287579
- Updated Apr 24, 2020