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Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,016.
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.
GeographySeward is located at (60.124505, -149.433465).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.5 square miles (55.8 km²), of which, 14.4 square miles (37.4 km²) of it is land and 7.1 square miles (18.4 km²) of it (32.93%) is water.
Adjoining communities include Bear Creek and Lowell Point.
AttractionsMount Marathon and its famous Mount Marathon RaceKenai Fjords National Park with its easily accessible Exit GlacierAlaska SeaLife Center
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.
GeographySeward is located at (60.124505, -149.433465).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.5 square miles (55.8 km²), of which, 14.4 square miles (37.4 km²) of it is land and 7.1 square miles (18.4 km²) of it (32.93%) is water.
Adjoining communities include Bear Creek and Lowell Point.
AttractionsMount Marathon and its famous Mount Marathon RaceKenai Fjords National Park with its easily accessible Exit GlacierAlaska SeaLife Center
Alaska Vocational Technical Center4th of July Festival
Seward Silver Salmon DerbySeward Polar Bear Jump-OffOther facts about SewardSeward is the seventh most lucrative fisheries port in the United States per value. In 2004, 49.7 million dollars worth of fish and shellfish passed through Seward according to the National Marine Fisheries Service.In 1927, thirteen-year old Seward resident Benny Benson won a territory-wide American Legion contest to design a flag for Alaska. Up to that point Benny's life as a Native Alaskan was a typical story of the times. Born in Chignik in 1913, he was three when his mother died of pneumonia. Soon after her death the family's house burned and his Swedish fisherman father sent Benny and his brother to the Jesse Lee Home in Seward. Winning the contest changed Benny’s life. The prize for designing the flag included a $1000 scholarship which he used to become an airplane mechanic. He married, raised a family, and died of a heart attack in 1972 at the age of 58. His design became the territorial flag and eventually the state flag. He is memorialized in Seward by the Benny Benson Memorial Park.External links City of Seward Seward Chamber of Commerce and Conference & Visitors Bureau SewardCityNews.com Sewards citizen journalism site Photos of Seward - Terra Galleria
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This road trip offers scenic highways and features two national parks: Denali & the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. You'll be visiting big cities like Anchorage & Fairbanks, but the emphasis on this trip is...fantastic views & abundant wildlife. Bring lots of extra film for this trip!
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at 4:50PM May 28, 2008
we really enjoyed the WILDERNESS SLED DOG RIDE and the cruise to Kenai Fjords National Park and the Chiswell Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Watch for Stellar sea lions, harbor seals, puffins, eagles and even whales
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