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Published: April 6th, 2008 12:33 AM
Last Modified: April 6th, 2008 01:04 AM
SUTTON-ALPINE
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POPULATION: 1,278 (2006)
LOCATION: At Milepost 61 of the Glenn Highway, 11 miles northeast of Palmer.
DESCRIPTION: A roadside community many of whose adults are employed in the Palmer-Wasilla area and in Anchorage. Local stores, lodges, a restaurant, library, post office and elementary school (about 75 students) provide local income.
HISTORY: Ahtna and Dena'ina Athabascan Indians have occupied the territory for centuries. During the Russian fur trading era, Ahtna transported pelts from the Dena'ina along the Matanuska River to Copper Fort in the east. Sutton was founded around 1918 as a station on the Matanuska Branch of the Alaska Railroad, for coal export.
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