Delta village - Junction

The city of Delta Junction is located in the fertile valley of the Tanana River surrounded by three picturesque mountain ranges - the White Mountains, the Granite Mountains and the Alaskan Range. This area is famous for large reserves of minerals - coal, gold, molybdenum were discovered here.

In 1910, the size of the village was tiny and almost within the area of the inn, which was on the way from Fairbanks to Valdiz. With the beginning of the highway construction in the 1920s, the village grew into a small town of freeway builders.

After a while, the Richardson Freeway was connected to the Alaska Freeway, and the Delta Junction began to develop as an industrial center. A number of enterprises appeared in the city, the pumping station of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline.

In the 1920s, bison from 48 lower states were transferred to the Delta Junction area, and eventually bison farms appeared. In the 1940s began to breed yaks, marals and reindeer.

By the way, guests of the city can get acquainted with the peculiarities of life and life of the first settlers in the local museum "Sulliven's Inn", located in the premises of the former inn, built in 1905. And not far from the city is the Big Delta Historical Park, which is also worth a visit.

During World War II, the town of Delta Junction became famous as one of the centers of allied assistance. Not far from the city there was an airfield from which planes and military equipment were sent to help the Soviet troops.