S1:E7 - The Economy Part 1: What Ever Happened to Knik?

Before there was the city of Anchorage, there was the town of Knik.  In this episode we examine the rise and fall of Knik as we begin to consider the economy of Anchorage.

This episode owes a huge debt to historian Coleen Mielke.  Check out her work out at:

• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~coleen/genealogy/knik.html
• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~coleen/genealogy/map.html

Resources Used to Create this Episode:

• http://www.wkhsociety.org/museums.html
• https://matanuskacolony.wordpress.com/tag/knik/
• Downing Carlson, Phyllis., Downing Bill, Laurel. Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Three, 1912-1935: Bringing Alaska's History Alive!. N.p.: Aunt Phil's Trunk LLC, 2014. – pg. 26-29
• https://auntphilstrunk.com/town-called-knik/#:~:text=Knik%2C%20about%2040%20miles%20north,also%20streamed%20into%20Cook%20Inlet.