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Seward, Alaska

Seward, Alaska
Administration
Full nameSeward, Alaska
Official nameSeward, Alaska
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
Established1903
Incorporated1912
Government
MayorWillard Dunham Term Expires 10/2011
Geography
Total Area21.5 sq mi (55.7 km2)
Land Area14.4 sq mi (37.3 km2)
Water Area7.1 sq mi (18.4 km2)
Elevation88.6 ft (27 m)
Demography
Total Population2830 (2000)
Density (pop.)75.7/km2 (196.0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-9)
- Summer (DST)Alaska (UTC-8)
ZIP code99664
Area code907
FIPS code02-68560
GNIS feature ID[  1414598]

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Not to be confused with the Seward Peninsula, 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, United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. In 1867, he fought for the U.S. purchase of Alaska which he finally negotiated to acquire from Russia.

In 1793 Alexander Baranov of the Shelikhov-Golikov company (precursor of the Russian-American Company) established a fur trade post on Resurrection Bay where Seward is today, and had a three-masted vessel, the Phoenix, built at the post by James Shields, an English shipwright in Russian service.

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All day charter fishing trip with www.alaskanorthernoutfitters.com for multiple species. We got halibut, salmon, ling cod and more all in one day. We also saw a Humpback whale and orca, and enjoyed the Alaska mountains and landscape on a beautiful day. The crew was very knowledgable, friendly, and experienced. They made sure everyone had a good trip. I highly recommend http Alaska Northern Outfitters out of Seward, Alaska! They are the best!
2.30 min. | 4.14 user rating		 playing around at turnagain pass, alaska in the parking lot on the way back from seward..
0.68 min. | 2.27 user rating		 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The 55-foot fishing vessel Equinox is safely moored in Seward today after being towed in by the Coast Guard Cutter Mustang. The Coast Guard received word at 6:38 am Saturday that the vessel experienced an engine failure and was disabled 34 nautical miles south of Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska with four people onboard. Sector Anchorage personnel handling the case directed the Mustang to divert from another mission to respond. The Mustang arrived on scene around noon and had the vessel in tow by 1:38 pm Weather conditions for the majority of the transit were favorable. The crew reported unlimited visibility, scattered showers, three-foot seas with six-foot swells and 15-knot winds. Upon turning into Harding Gateway, the channel between Resurrection Bay and Blying Sound, the winds increased to 40 knots and the temperature dropped from 26 degrees Fahrenheit to -12 degrees. They encountered heavy freezing spray and the towline froze but the crew completed the tow without incident. They arrived safely in Seward at 10:53 am today. The Equinox anchored four miles north of the Seward coal terminal. The Mustang crew conducted a post search-and-rescue boarding on the Equinox and found no discrepancies with their safety equipment and documentation. The Equinox was towed into the harbor and to the dock by the motor vessel Junior. The fishing vessel Equinox is a 55-foot purse seiner out of Petersburg. The Coast Guard Cutter Mustang is a 110-foot Island Class <b>...</b>
1.18 min. | 4.82 user rating		 Seward Alaska travel video from Alaska Tour & Travel ( www.alaskatravel.com ). For more information or help planning your Alaska vacation including Seward Alaska lodging, tours and transportation as well as Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenai Fjords tours and Kenai Fjords cruises please visit us at www.alaskatravel.com or call us at (800)208-0200. Footage provide by Alaska Video Postcards (www.akvideo.com) .
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1.20 min. | 5.0 user rating
Shot in June 2007. The video begins with a view of the Anchorage skyline from across the Cook Inlet in Lynn Ary Park. Next I stop in downtown for a view of the city from a fountain in the center of the city. Next I journey down the very scenic Seward Highway along Turnagain Arm. I made stops at Balooga Point, Bird Creek and McHugh Creek. Next I view Thunderbird Falls in Chugach State Park. The video concludes on a scenic stretch of the Glenn Highway near Palmer, Alaska. See my other Alaska videos @ www.youtube.com Full length videos can be found on my web site @ timvp.com
6.93 min. | 4.77 user rating		 A puffin swimming in a tank at the Seward Aquarium in Seward, Alaska
0.52 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Pulling out a Ski doo Rev in Lost Lake Seward Alaska
0.90 min. | 5.0 user rating		 On a 2001 cruise to Alaska, part of the fun was ports of call in Ketchikan, Juneau, Haines, Skagway, Seward and Anchorage. This is a mini-travalog of sites from each city and town. www.wetmountainproductions.com
3.22 min. | 4.14 user rating		 Although all of these pictures are at least a few years old now, this video is me. Alaska captured me and now i call it home. I would like to start making movies again but the camera i used for this video is broken and i dont yet have the money for a new one. It kills me to be whitnesing things much more spectacular than what you see here and not bing able to share it with you. Still today this video speaks volumes to me. Thank you all for watching. -Charles Guinchard Pics from summer 2005 in seward alaska song: drown by smashing pumpkins
4.90 min. | 4.72 user rating

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Crash survivor testifies in Alaska DUI murder case - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Tweet this news
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner--Shortly after, her vehicle collided head-on into a small sedan while she was driving on the wrong side of the -Seward- Highway. Twenty-three-year-old Louis ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:08:03 GMT+00:00
It's almost snow-go time in Turnagain Pass - Anchorage Daily News Tweet this news
Anchorage Daily News--Despite three feet of snow on the ground where the -Seward- Highway bisects Turnagain Pass, one of -Alaska's- most popular snowmachine ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:36:17 GMT+00:00
No Child Left Behind report released, mixed results - Alaska Dispatch Tweet this news
Alaska Dispatch--Read more from KTVA-TV, the Juneau Empire, and the -Seward- Phoenix Log, and listen to APRN's report, here. And be sure to read the News-Miner's Dermot Cole's ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:44:16 GMT+00:00
Man charged in fatal Seward Highway crash - KTUU Tweet this news
KTUU--(KTUU-DT) by Channel 2 News staff ANCHORAGE, -Alaska- -- An Eagle River man has been indicted for a fatal crash last August on the -Seward- Highway. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:37:27 GMT+00:00
Shredding tread - Anchorage Daily News Tweet this news
Anchorage Daily News---...- another top -Alaska- triathlete, did. Earlier this year, Beck finished second to Daniel Folmer in the Arctic Bicycle Club's 35- kilometer -Seward- Highway ... - Date : Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:14:51 GMT+00:00
A GIANT 337 LB. 7-FOOT 4 INCH LONG HALIBUT FISH... - allvoices Tweet this news
allvoices--Buscher has landed the largest halibut brought to dock in -Seward Alaska- in years. Aaron fought with the giant fish for 45 exhausting minutes before ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:31:20 GMT+00:00
Rasmuson marks 55th anniversary with $1.86 million - Seward Phoenix Log Tweet this news
Seward Phoenix Log--The board held its meeting last week in -Seward-. Projects receiving support were: • The -Seward- Community Foundation was awarded $55000 in honor of the 55th ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:31:43 GMT+00:00
Victoria Vaske goes on Alaskan adventure - Le Mars Daily Sentinel Tweet this news
Le Mars Daily Sentinel--Well, first off they all can be found in -Seward-, -Alaska- and secondly, they all are neighbors to Alaska's newest resident Victoria Vaske. ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:00:29 GMT+00:00
Appeal of teen's 7-year prison sentence could alter juvenile justice in Alaska - Anchorage Daily News Tweet this news
Anchorage Daily News--He now has a GED and is attending the so-called "Spring Creek School" youth offender program inside the prison in -Seward-, which may involve further ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:03:38 GMT+00:00
2 found dead in Anchorage home - Boston Herald Tweet this news
Boston Herald--KTUU-TV reports the home was off William Jones Circle, near 100th Avenue and Old -Seward- Highway. Police say they also found an injured man. ... - Date : Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:52:19 GMT+00:00

Population of Seward
Year Population
1920 700
1930 800
1940 900
1950 2,100
1960 1,900
1970 1,600
1980 1,800
1990 2,700
2000 2,830

Seward, Alaska

Historic sitesAlaska Central Railroad Tunnel No. 1 , Ballaine House , Brown & Hawkins Store , Lowell Creek Diversion Tunnel , Government Cable Office , Hoben Park , Jesse Lee Home for Children , St. Peter's Episcopal Church , Seward Depot , Swetmann House , Van Gilder Hotel
GeographyBear Creek , Exit Glacier , 1964 Alaska earthquake , Kenai Fjords National Park , Lowell Point , Mount Marathon , Resurrection Bay
TransporationAlaska Marine Highway , Alaska Railroad , Seward Airport , Seward Highway
OtherMount Marathon Race , Alaska SeaLife Center , Alaska Vocational Technical Center , Spring Creek Correctional Center

Municipalities and communities of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

County seat: Soldotna
CitiesHomer * Kachemak * Kenai * Seldovia * Seward * Soldotna
CDPsAnchor Point * Bear Creek * Beluga * Clam Gulch * Cohoe * Cooper Landing * Crown Point * Diamond Ridge * Fox River * Fritz Creek * Funny River * Halibut Cove * Happy Valley * Hope * Kalifornsky * Kasilof * Lowell Point * Miller Landing * Moose Pass * Nanwalek * Nikiski * Nikolaevsk * Ninilchik * Port Graham * Primrose * Ridgeway * Salamatof * Seldovia Village * Sterling * Sunrise * Tyonek
Unincorporated
communities		Kachemak Selo * Razdolna * Voznesenka

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