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Anchorage
Anchorage is a name of the largest city of the state of Alaska in the United States. The city has an estimated number of 279,671 municipal residents, according to the Statistical Survey of 2007, constituting the fact that more than 40 percent of the Alaskas total population, lives here.

Anchorage was developed in the year of 1914, with the purpose of forming a railroad construction port for the Alaska Railroad. Ship Creek Landing was the place of the railroad headquarters, which had turned into a tent city, within no time.

The basic economy of the city in the 1920s was based on the railroad construction. Later, during the period of 1930s and the 1950s, the city had experienced a high level of expansion in the sectors like the air transportation and it was also greatly in use for the military purposes. Anchorage International Airport was opened in the year of 1951. Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson were constructed in the 1940s.

The city of Anchorage had seen a great disaster on March 27, 1964, when the city was hit by the magnitude 9.2 Good Friday Earthquake, causing the deaths of 115 people and a total damage of $1.8 billion. Rebuilding process had started in the era of 1960s, keeping in mind the future warnings. Oil was discovered in Prudhoe Bay, in the year of 1968, and the resulting oil boom spurred further growth in Anchorage.

Anchorage had seen a merger with Eagle River, Girdwood, Glen Alps, and several other communities, in the year of 1975. The city was declared as the Municipality of Anchorage, after it. The city had been continuously in progress, during the whole era of 1980s.

There were many capital projects and a great campaign was launched, to beautify the whole city. Anchorage has been named as All-America City four times, in 1956, 1965, 1984/85, and 2002, by the National Civic League.

The climatic conditions of Anchorage have a subarctic touch, with its short and cool summers. The average daytime summer temperature normally ranges from approximately 55 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Anchorage has a very short for the growth of new plants, ranging for almost 100 days. Summers are really mild, but interestingly cool, in comparison to the contiguous US and even interior Alaska, causing the frequent rains.

The other features of the town include a much diverse wildlife population, which exists in the urban Anchorage and the surrounding area. There are about 250 black bears and 60 grizzly bears in the area. Bears are a regular sight within the city. Another common sight is a Moose, there is a summer population of approximately 250 moose, which increased to as many as 1000 during the winter.

Anchorage offers a variety of cultural activities, for the inhabitants as well as for the visitors. It includes the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, which is a three-part complex, annually hosting many of the performing art activities and events every year.

The venue has the capacity of accommodating more than 3,000 patrons. It is home to eight resident performing arts companies and has been in continuous arrangement mega-musical performed by visiting companies.

The center is also a host to the International Ice Carving Competition as part of the Fur Rendezvous festival in the month of February. There are many cinema houses, amusement parks and some of the finest and most beautiful man made landscapes around.