The Alaska 1964 Earthquake!

Today's show is a tradition homage to the 9.2 Good Friday Alaska Earthquake. The picture is a short book Mary Daugherty penned about her experience being in JC Penney's downtown Anchorage. She shares her story in this podcast along with others, including broadcast legend, Herb Shaindlin!

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The Alaska 1964 Earthquake!
The Big Alaska Show

The Alaska 1964 Earthquake: Part 1

Hear first-hand accounts from those that were there! A massive 9.2 earthquake that lasted seemingly an eternity. Mary Dougherty was in JC Penney's and barely escaped with her life! Robert Laurie was a paperboy in Bootlegger's Cove. Don Hartman was in Turnagain. Ken Young was near the Park Strip and Dana Stabenow was in Seldovia. Listen to their stories on our podcast!

The Alaska 1964 Earthquake: Part 1
The Big Alaska Show
 

Credit: Photos from the Earth Science Photographs from the U.S. Geological Survey Library, by Joseph K. McGregor and Carl Abston, U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-21, 1995.