North To Alaska Day 8

Seward is the end of the road (well, according to the map I have!). So we had a cup of coffee, bought some tourist stuff and walked around the town. There's a monument at the water's edge with the following words about Seward:

On August 28, 1903, the first permanent settlers landed near this spot, arriving on the steamship Santa Anna. Among the ship's passengers were approximately 30 men with equipment to commence the preliminary construction of the wharf, setting the sawmill to work, and clearing the right-of-way in preparation for construction of the Alaska Central Railroad inland; also aboard were a group of enterprising men and women who promptly established themselves in business.

John E. Ballaine, promoter of the Alaska Central Railroad, and founder of Seward, had made the necessary arrangements for the townsite to be located on Resurrection Bay, as an ocean terminus for the railroad. The town had been laid out a year prior, and lots were sold to these first settlers.

The view from the above mentioned monument (an uninteresting obelisk) looking over Resurrection Bay. I expect it looked more hospitable in August!

Ah, we are quite a way north - the location sign at the (closed) Visitor's Center. This was by no means the most northerly point of our journey, but the only one with a sign! And just to help, this town is just over 2/3 of the way from the equator to the north pole.