Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Cordova

Welcome to Cordova ~ Alaska Hidden Treasure!


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Historically, this region is said to have been Alutiiq, a type of coastal Yupik Eskimo, along with the Eyak, who speak a language somewhat similar to the coastal Tlingit Indians.

The Eyak people of Cordova traditionally facilitated transactions between the Chugach people of the coast and the Athabascan people of the Interior. 

There were at least 8 Native villages in Prince William Sound when Captain Cook arrived in 1778, looking for the Northwest Passage.

In 1790, Salvador Fidalgo, a Spaniard, explored the area. He named both Cordova and the Bay of Valdez.
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