Kwethluk’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Kwethluk. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusKwethluk ( KWEETH-luuk; Central Yupik: Kuiggluk) is a city in Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, Kwethluk had a population of 812. It is the birthplace of Saint Olga of Alaska.
Kwethluk was established in 1975. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 721 to 812 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 1989.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kwethluk yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Kwethluk’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kwethluk’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPhillip Guy, 1973: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Kwethluk
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Kwethluk, decade by decade
1 historic place in Kwethluk
1 place in Kwethluk is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Phillip Guy (1973) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.