How Portage, Alaska Became a Ghost Town

Michael R Dougherty

Sep 22

And now a ghost forest surrounds what's left of the town.

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Liz Medford - lizexplores.com

I read an account of the Portage earthquake in Alaska Magazine, and it sounded terrifying! Thank you for filling in the details here.

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Michael R Dougherty

Liz - thank you for your kind words.

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