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This week marks the official opening of the Alaska Highway in 1942. originally called the Alcan (Alaska-Canadian) Highway, this feat of engineering runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia (Mile 0), through the Yukon, to Fairbanks, Alaska (Mile 1523). Built from March to October 1942, the Highway was the idea of President Herbert Hoover. After theContinue reading “This Week in History: The Alaska Highway Officially Opens”