Ketchikan is a city in Ketchikan gateway
Borough, Alaska, the southeasternmost sizable city in that state.
With an estimated population of 7,368 in 2010 within the city
limits, it is the fifth most populous city in the state. Ketchikan's
economy is based upon tourism and fishing, and the city is known
as the "Salmon Capital of the World." The Misty fjords
National Monument is one of the area's major attractions. For
most of the latter half of the 20th century, a large portion of
Ketchikan's economy and life centered around the Ketchikan Pulp
Company pulp mill in nearby Ward Cove. Ketchikan is named after
Ketchikan Creek, which flows through the town. Ketchikan comes
from the Tlingit name for the creek, Kitschk-hin, the meaning of
which is unclear. It may mean "the river belonging to
Kitschk"; other accounts claim it means "Thundering
Wings of an Eagle."
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| Ketchikan
had an interesting history and was nice to visit |
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| Interesting
to walk around in the central part of the town |
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| Fishing
from the bridge was popular - and they cathced salmon too |
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| Others
we saw walking around |
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