Juneau Sentence Examples
The city has many beautiful parks and squares, the most picturesque of which is Juneau Park, along the lake bluff.
It was the seat of government of Alaska until 1906, when Juneau became the capital.
Walker's Point, the south side, was annexed as a third ward in 1845, and in 1846 the three wards were incorporated as the city of Milwaukee, of which Solomon Juneau was elected first mayor.
The district was called Juneau and the camp Harrisburg by the first settlers; exploring naval officers named the camp Rockwell, in honour of Commander Charles Henry Rockwell, U.S.N.
A town meeting then adopted the name of Juneau.
In October 1906 the seat of government of Alaska was removed from Sitka to Juneau.
Herrings furnish oil and guano, and the young fish are packed as " sardines " at Juneau.
Juneau was founded in 1880; the same year the opposition of the Indians was withdrawn that had prevented the crossing of the mountain passes to the interior, and after 1880 repeated and scattered discoveries were made on the Lewes, Pelly, Stewart and other streams of the Upper Yukon country in Canada.
It is served by steamer from Seattle, Washington; there is cable connexion with the United States, and a six-day mail service from Pacific ports, via Juneau.
The quartz mines near Juneau are among the greatest stamp mills of the world (SEE Juneau).
AdvertisementSitka, Juneau (the capital) and Douglas, both centres of a rich mining district, Skagway, shipping point for freight for the Klondike country (see these titles), and St Michael, the ocean port for freighting up the Yukon, are the only towns apparently assured of a prosperous future.
The all-inclusive private charters travel along Alaska's crystal clear protected waters in Sitka and Juneau.
Holland America Line offers a cruise that departs from Vancouver and takes you into Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway.
Typical cruises from Seattle to Alaska are round-trip with stops in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Skagway.
The Glacier Bay cruise is a round-trip voyage leaving from Juneau.
AdvertisementHowever, you will need to fly into Juneau or Anchorage to take advantage of these sailings.
You can choose from four different itineraries, including a trip from Seattle to Juneau, a trip to and from Anchorage and two round-trip Juneau cruises.
These cruises can be seven nights or 14 nights and depart from either Juneau or Seattle.
It specializes in trips up and down the Middle Passage, between the cities of Juneau and Sitka.
The tour proceeds to College Fjord, Glacier Bay and Haines before heading to Skagway and Juneau.
AdvertisementThis cruise is a round-trip sailing leaving from Juneau.
These cruises leave from Juneau, and travel through Tracy Arm and the Frederick Sound.
To enjoy a real Alaska outdoor experience, visit Juneau and hit the ice.
The capital city of Juneau is located in Southeast Alaska.
With the mountains, glaciers and surrounding valleys, Juneau has earned the title of the most beautiful state capital.
AdvertisementFor the best view of the great Juneau Icefield, the mountains, and the glaciers, you have to be in the air.
It contains statues of Leif Ericsson and Solomon Juneau.
In addition to the statues in Juneau Park there is a statue of Kosciusko in the park of that name; one of Washington and a soldiers' monument on Grand Avenue; a statue of Henry Bergh in front of the city hall; one of Robert Burns in the First Ward Park, and, in Washington Park, a replica of Ernst Rietschel's Schiller-Goethe monument in Jena, given to the city in 1908 by the Germans of Milwaukee.
In 1818 there joined the settlement a young Frenchman named Laurent Solomon Juneau (1793-1856), who married one of Vieau's daughters and eventually bought out his business.
Juneau and several others who arrived at about the same time built homes on the east side of the river near the foot of the present Wisconsin Street.
He entered into an agreement later in the same year with Juneau and Michael Dousman for its development.
Placer gold was found at the mouth of the creek in 1879, and the city was settled in 1880 by two prospectors named Joseph Juneau and Richard Harris.