Jack and Nellie Brown: Pioneer Settlers of Anchorage, AK

The delightful and unforgettable couple named Jack and Nellie Brown came to the site of Anchorage, Alaska three years before the city exsisted and remained there the rest of their lives. During their years here, they saw the city develop from a Forest Service outpose into Alaska's largest community. Following their marriage in 1912, Jack and Nellie came to Ship Creek, site of the future city of Anchorage. The browns participatedin the city's hisoty in many ways - developing a homestead on the city's outskirts, hunting, trapping, and fishing, working with the Alaska Railroad, and owning a small diner. Almost everyone who lived in Anchorage between the founding and the 1970s had their personal memories of Jack and Nellie Brown. Read and discover why this couple is worthy of a special book!