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Wasilla, Alaska: Capitol Site Cabin

Despite its 19th century appearance, this log cabin was built in the 1970s to house governor Jay Hammond, after he suggested that he would live there until Alaska's state capitol was moved to that spot. It wasn't.

Address:
391 Main St., Wasilla, AK
Directions:
The cabin is behind the Wasilla Museum and Visitor Center, and roughly in the middle of the block between Main St., E. Swanson Ave., N. Boundary St., and E. Herning Ave.
Phone:
907-373-9071
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Wooden cabin sits at a street corner.

Cabin Could've Been the Capitol

Right next to the Dorothy Page Museum are a lot of cabins. This one was used in the first effort to move Alaska's capital to Willow. You can still cast mock votes inside the cabin.

Around June is the best time to see the inside of the cabins and historic houses.

[Adam Scott Lankford, 01/03/2007]

Despite its 19th century appearance, the "Capitol Site Cabin" was built in the 1970s to house governor Jay Hammond, after he suggested that he would live there until the Alaska state capitol was moved to that spot. It wasn't.


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