Palmer Historic District

The Matanuska Colony Community Center, also Palmer Historic District, is a cluster of buildings near the center of Palmer, Alaska, that were the centerpiece of the Depression-era Matanuska Valley Colony.

Type: Area
Description: historic district in Palmer, United States of America
Also known as: “Matanuska Colony Community Center”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palmer High School.

Palmer High School

School

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Palmer High School is a high school located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the city of Palmer, Alaska. The school offers a curriculum comprising arts, mathematics, world languages, physical education and health, science, English, social sciences, and career and technical education.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palmer and Farm Loop.

Palmer

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Palmer is a city of 7,500 people 42 miles northeast of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway in Southcentral Alaska.

Farm Loop

Locality

Farm Loop is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 2,747, up from 1,028 in 2010. Farm Loop is situated 2½ miles north of Palmer Historic District.

Butte

Locality

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Butte is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. Butte is situated 4 miles southeast of Palmer Historic District.

Palmer Historic District

Category: historic district
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude

61.59881° or 61° 35′ 56″ north

Longitude

-149.10944° or 149° 6′ 34″ west

Elevation

203 feet (62 metres)

Open location code

93HGHVXR+G6

GeoNames ID

11550329

Wikidata ID

Q20712389

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Satellite Map

Discover Palmer Historic District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Estelle Farm and Gateway.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include School Superintendent’s House and The Church of a Thousand Trees.

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