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Seward, Alaska
Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population
of the city is 2,830.
It was named after William H. Seward, early member of the United States Republican Party, United States
Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln. As Secretary of State, he fought for the U.S. purchase of Alaska
which he finally negotiated to acquire from Russia for $7,200,000 on March 30, 1867. This translated into
approximately 2.5 cents per acre ($6.18/km sq) for 586,400 square miles (1,519,000 km sq) of territory, three times
the size of Texas. The purchase of this frontier land ("Seward's Icebox") was mocked as "Seward's Folly"
and Andrew Johnson's "polar bear garden".
The town of Seward marks the start of the Historic Iditarod Trail.
Geography
Seward is located at 60°7'28?N, 149°26'0?W (60.124505, -149.433465)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.8 km sq (21.5 mi sq). 37.4 km sq (14.4 mi sq)
of it is land and 18.4 km sq (7.1 mi sq) of it (32.93%) is water.
Transportation
Seward is unique among most small Alaskan communities in that it has road access in the Seward Highway
which also brings it bus service, albeit most buses are marketed towards tourists and the costs are higher and
service decreases or ceases in the winter. Seward is also the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad. This
keeps the port busy with freight coming on and off the trains, but also makes Seward a primary end point for
north-bound cruise ships. Cruise ship passengers get of the boats and take the train farther north to Denali or
other Alaskan attractions.
Seward used to receive service from the Alaska Marine Highway (ferry) system, however, service has since
been cut.
Attractions
Mount Marathon and its famous Mount Marathon Race
Kenai Fjords National Park
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What is the most fun thing to do in Seward, Alaska?
go to the beach and hang with your family and friends
there while looking at the sea life! - Frances D
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Our searchable Seward, Alaska Yellow Pages
provide a sublime list of businesses in Seward, Alaska.
So if you are looking for a business, non-profit, church, or government agency come and check out our Seward, Alaska Business Directory.
Buying a car, truck, mini-van or SUV? Stop by our Auto Buying Guide
for information about new car dealerships in Seward, Alaska
and used car dealers in Seward, Alaska.
From these pages you can get free price quotes and a ton of information about the automobile industry.
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Stop by our
Hotel and Travel Guides
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transportation deals. To find cheap air flights get cheap airfares, business clas specials and cheap last minute flights. If you are planning a trip to
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Looking for a street map of Seward, Alaska, then look no further.
This Alaska state map is printable yet interactive. Ideal for use as a highway map of Alaska, but also a detailed Alaska small roads map.
Print out driving directions to Seward, Alaska and to your other destinations.
Interested in new homes for sale in Seward, Alaska?
Come on in and visit our moving guides that will take you to Seward house listings,
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Do you need a professional to help you? Then we can help you find the Seward Realtor or real estate agent in Seward that is best for you.
This section will also help you to find homes for rent in Seward as well as apartments.
Special events such as sales events, school social events, sports events and even marathon running events in Seward, Alaska can be found or posted on our
free to use and free to print 2010 calendars.
These free online calendars are here for your use to post your events and to see what is happening in your hometown.
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free Classifieds in Seward, Alaska
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Our History, Trivia and Facts Pages
have fun facts about Alaska, American history trivia, and interesting facts on Seward. So if you know some Alaska
state facts, share them with us and we'll get it posted online and you'll get the credit for it. Play our trivia game to see how much you know.
Our Free Seward, Alaska community forums
allows you to talk to other people in your hometown about the community issues that
concern you.
This free Seward message board service
has proven itself invaluable to several people who have located missing persons, discussed school board topics, town government issues and
more.
Come on in and ask your question about Seward, Alaska so someone from this community can give you an answer.
Our newest section to our site is our
Add a Link - Interactive Advertising Link Exchange Program.
This local link section allows for websites from Seward, Alaska
to link up with the power and visibility of HometownUSA.com. Take advantage of our marketing efforts and join our reciprocal link exchange
today!
What is the population of Seward, Alaska?
Find it here in our Population and Demographics of Seward, Alaska Area.
Also gender, racial and census data for Seward, AK.
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