Girdwood

Girdwood began as a gold rush town, and was originally called Glacier City. It was founded by James Girwood who had four gold claims on Crow Creek. It also served as a stopover point on the trek from Seward to Ship Creek (now Anchorage) for tired miners. In 1964 on Good Friday, the town was lost to a massive earthquake and had to be relocated inland. They changed the name to Girwood at that time. Girwood is home to some beautiful hiking trails and the Alyeska Prince Resort, Alaska’s premier downhill skiing resort.