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Takotna
History:
Takotna
has been known as Berry Landing, Portage City, Takotna City, Takotna
Station, and Tocotna. In 1908, merchants in Bethel hired Arthur
Berry to bring supplies up the Takotna River. The village was founded
at the farthest point on the river Berry's small sternwheeler was
able to reach. By 1912, the community had several stores which supplied
miners. Gold discoveries in the upper Innoko Region enabled the
town to prosper.
By
1919, there were several commercial companies, roadhouses, a post
office, and about 50 houses. In 1921, the Alaska Road Commission
improved the Takotna-Ophir road, and an airfield was constructed.
In 1923, a radio station began broadcasting in Takotna, and the
town had its own newspaper, The Kusko Times. Low waters at times
precluded the arrival of steamboats, so the Takotna-Sterling Landing
road was constructed to the Kuskokwim River in 1930. During the
30s, however, McGrath became the more dominant supply center, and
the ACC store closed. In 1949, construction was begun on nearby
Tatalina Air Force Station. It was the site of a White Alice communications
system, but operations were phased out during the 1980s.
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