Matanuska
Americannoun
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a river in S Alaska flowing SW to Cook Inlet. 90 miles (145 km) long.
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a village in the valley of this river, NE of Anchorage: site of federal experiment in rural resettlement in 1935.
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The 60-year-old Matanuska is in overhaul in Ketchikan and currently being used for staff housing.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023
Dapcevich said there are ongoing discussions about replacing the Matanuska with a new mainline ferry for Southeast Alaska, alongside a much more well-developed plan to replace the 59-year-old Tustumena.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023
PALMER, Alaska — About 100 miles northeast of Anchorage, off a two-lane highway and nestled between two mountain ranges, the Matanuska Glacier, a 27-mile-long expanse of white and blue ice, offers a jaw-dropping view.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2021
In August 1983, he wrote about Gene and Mark Dinkel, residents of the nearby Matanuska Valley, who had once grown a 79-pound cabbage.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021
But while the rule of this harsh king fell hard on all alike, on Maiden Matanuska it fell hardest.
From The Green Forest Fairy Book by Brady, Loretta Ellen
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