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History · Sutton-Alpine

Sutton-Alpine’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 11 old photos of Sutton-Alpine. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

11old images & papers
9need a date
From Sutton-Alpine’s archive · credits on each photo

The story

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The first people in Sutton were the Ahtna and Dena'ina Athabascans, who called Sutton Ts'es Tac'ilaexde and Ts'es Tuk'ilaght, respectively. In both languages, the name means 'where fish run among rocks'.

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Timeline

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1960s2 items · END VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING REDUCTION …Commons
1970–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo9 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewEND VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING REDUCT…, 1968: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

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Sutton-Alpine, decade by decade

1960s2 items
END VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING REDUCTION GEARS AND BED FOR (MISSING) CLUTCH-DRIVE GEAR UNIT, LOOKING SOUTHEAST - Buffalo Co…CommonsEND VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING REDUCTION GEARS AND BED FOR (MIS…1968END VIEW SHOWING ADJUSTABLE BAFFLES, LOOKING NORTHEAST - Eska Coal Mine, Jeffery Fan-Blower Unit, Wishbone Hill, Sutton…CommonsEND VIEW SHOWING ADJUSTABLE BAFFLES, LOOKING NORTHEAST - Es…1968
1970s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Date
unknown9 items
OBLIQUE END VIEW SHOWING GRILLE BELOW EXHAUST PORT, LOOKING EAST - Eska Coal Mine, Jeffery Fan-Blower Unit, Wishbone Hi…CommonsDate?OBLIQUE END VIEW SHOWING GRILLE BELOW EXHAUST PORT, LOOKING…OBLIQUE VIEW OF DRYER, LOOKING NORTHWEST. TOP COVER IN LEFT FOREGROUND - Eska Coal Mine, McNally Dryer Unit, Wishbone H…CommonsDate?OBLIQUE VIEW OF DRYER, LOOKING NORTHWEST. TOP COVER IN LEFT…OBLIQUE VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING CABLE DRUM, WOODEN BRAKE SHOES AND BRAKE HANDLE, LOOKING NORTH - Buffalo Coal Mine, Vulc…CommonsDate?OBLIQUE VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING CABLE DRUM, WOODEN BRAKE SHO…OBLIQUE VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING CABLE DRUM, WOODEN BRAKE SHOES, BRAKE HANDLE, AND REDUCTION GEARS, LOOKING SOUTHWEST - B…CommonsDate?OBLIQUE VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING CABLE DRUM, WOODEN BRAKE SHO…OBLIQUE VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING REDUCTION GEARS AND BED FOR (MISSING) CLUTCH-DRIVE GEAR UNIT, LOOKING EAST (McNALLY DRYE…CommonsDate?OBLIQUE VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING REDUCTION GEARS AND BED FOR …OBLIQUE VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING WOODEN BRAKE SHOES, REDUCTION GEARS AND BED FOR (MISSING) CLUTCH-DRIVE GEAR UNIT, LOOKIN…CommonsDate?OBLIQUE VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING WOODEN BRAKE SHOES, REDUCTIO…OBLIQUE VIEW OF ROOF PARTS, LOOKING WEST - Eska Coal Mine, Roof Parts, Wishbone Hill, Sutton, Matanuska-Susitna Borough…CommonsDate?OBLIQUE VIEW OF ROOF PARTS, LOOKING WEST - Eska Coal Mine, …OBLIQUE VIEW SHOWING FOUR-BELT DRIVE WHEEL AND FAN HOUSING, LOOKING WEST - Eska Coal Mine, Jeffery Fan-Blower Unit, Wis…CommonsDate?OBLIQUE VIEW SHOWING FOUR-BELT DRIVE WHEEL AND FAN HOUSING,…OBLIQUE VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH - Eska Coal Mine, Jeffery Fan-Blower Unit, Wishbone Hill, Sutton, Matanuska-Susitna Borough…CommonsDate?OBLIQUE VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH - Eska Coal Mine, Jeffery Fan-B…
Today1 photo
State Fair WinnerCommonsState Fair Winner2005
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Sutton-Alpine is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sutton-Alpine has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sutton Community Hall in Sutton-Alpine, 1.4 miles away.

Sutton-Alpine and the nearest listed places

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Sutton Community HallBerry HouseBailey Colony FarmPalmer DepotHerried HouseHyland Hotel

Closest to Sutton-Alpine

Sutton Community HallSutton-Alpine · Building1.4miBerry HouseFarm Loop · Built 193511.1miBailey Colony FarmPalmer · District11.8miPalmer DepotPalmer · Built 193512.1miHerried HouseFarm Loop · Building12.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Sutton Community Hall’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Sutton-Alpine?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Sutton-Alpine’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as END VIEW OF HOIST, SHOWING REDUCTION GEARS AND BED FOR (MISSING) CLUTCH-DRIVE GEAR UNIT, LOOKING SOUTHEAST - Buffalo Co… (1968) and it appears here side by side.

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📜 Palmer📜 Wasilla📜 Houston📜 Anchorage

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