The Way We Were

June 20, 1912: Under the direction of the City Council, the work of building a new firehouse on lower Front Street was started Wednesday morning. The new building is a part of the original plan of the Council at the time the second hose cart was purchased and will be used to make a part of the fire apparatus. The Alert Fire Company will make a division of forces as soon as the new awarders are finished and place a part of the members in charge of each house.

June 18, 1937: Permit having been granted from the War Department for a small boat harbor at Wrangell, contracts are now being drawn by t...