Cordova Alaska Lodging Accommodations
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Cordova
Rose Lodge
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Cordova
Alaska Hotels
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(907)
424-7673
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| Alaskan
Hotel |
Cordova
Alaska Hotels |
(907)
424-3299
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| Orca
Adventure Lodge |
Cordova
Alaska Hotels
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(866)
424-6722
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| Prince
William Motel |
Cordova
Alaska Hotels |
(907)
424-3201
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| Reluctant
Fisherman Inn |
Cordova
Alaska Hotels
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(907)
424-3272
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Cordova, Alaska
Bed & Breakfasts
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| Downtown
B&B |
Cordova Alaska Bed
and Breakfast Accommodations |
(907)
424-7773
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| Enchanted Garden |
Cordova Alaska Bed and Breakfast
Accommodations |
(907)
424-5455
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| Just For
the Halibut B&B |
Cordova Alaska Bed and Breakfast
Accommodations |
(907)
424-7329
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Cordova Alaska Tours, Sightseeing and Fishing Charters
Cordova, Alaska
Tours and Sightseeing
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Alaska
River Rafters
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Cordova Alaska Tours
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(800)
776-1864
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| Alaska
Wilderness Outfitters |
Cordova Alaska Tours |
(907)
424-5552
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| Copper
River/Northwest Tours |
Cordova Alaska Tours |
(907)
424-5356
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Cordova
Coastal Outfitters
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Cordova Alaska Tours |
(800)
357-5145
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Cordova, Alaska
Restaurants
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Killer Whale Cafe
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Fresh-baked Pastries, deli food, and
espresso drinks.
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| Powder House |
Serves lunch and dinner. |
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| Harbor Lights |
Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
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Cordova, Alaska
Attractions
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Cordova Museum
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Native Artifacts and information about
early explorers.
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(907) 424-6665
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| Copper River Highway |
View Child Glacier, Million Dollar Bridge
(built 1910) and frequent sight-seeing of lots of different
wildlife. |
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Cordova Auto Rentals
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Cordova, Alaska Car Rentals
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(907) 424-5982 |
Cordova, Alaska
Other Information
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| Seaview Condo |
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(907) 424-5269 |
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Cordova Public Library
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(907) 424-6667 |
| Prince William Sound Community
College |
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(907) 424-7598 |
| Cordova Public Schools |
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(907) 424-3265 |
| Wild Hare Taxi Service |
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| Cordova is located at the southeastern end of Prince
William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska. The community was
built on Orca Inlet, at the base of Eyak Mountain. It lies
52 air miles southeast of Valdez and 150 miles southeast
of Anchorage. It lies at approximately 60d 33m N Latitude,
145d 45m W Longitude. (Sec. 28, T015S, R003W, Copper River
Meridian.) Cordova is located in the Cordova Recording
District. The area encompasses 61.4 sq. miles of land and
14.3 sq. miles of water. |
| Winter temperatures average from 17 to 28; summer temperatures
average 49 to 63. Annual precipitation is 167 inches, including
80 inches of snowfall. |
| The area has historically been home to the Alutiiq,
with the addition of migrating Athabascan and Tlingit natives
who called themselves Eyaks. Alaskan Natives of other descents
also settled in Cordova. Orca Inlet was originally named "Puerto
Cordova" by Don Salvador Fidalgo in 1790. One of the
first producing oil fields in Alaska was discovered at
Katalla, 47 miles southeast of Cordova, in 1902. The town
of Cordova was named in 1906 by Michael Heney, builder
of the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, and the
City was formed in 1909. Cordova became the railroad terminus
and ocean shipping port for copper ore from the Kennecott
Mine up the Copper River. The first trainload of ore was
loaded onto the steamship "Northwestern," bound
for a smelter in Tacoma, Washington, in April 1911. The
Bonanza-Kennecott Mines operated until 1938 and yielded
over $200 million in copper, silver and gold. The Katalla
oil field produced until 1933, when it was destroyed by
fire. Fishing became the economic base in the early 1940s.
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| 15% of the population are Alaska Native or part Native.
Cordova has a significant Alaska Native population with
an active Village Council. Commercial fishing and subsistence
are central to the community's culture. |
Cordova Alaska Facilities:
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| Cordova utilizes water from Murcheson Falls, Heney Creek
dam, Meals Reservoir, the Orca Reservoir, and Eyak Lake.
The water is treated, but only the Eyak water is filtered.
Water storage capacity is 2.1 million gallons. The City
operates a piped water and sewer system. Sewage is treated
before discharge. Over 90% of homes are fully plumbed.
Some homes use individual wells and septic systems. The
City wants to design a new wastewater treatment plant.
A new landfill is under development at Mile 17. The community
participates in recycling and a household hazardous waste
program. Cordova Electric Cooperative operates two diesel-powered
plants, at Eyak and Orca, and the Humpback Creek Hydro
Facility.
Electricity is provided by Cordova Electric Cooperative,
Inc.
There are 2 schools located in the community, attended
by 458 students.
Local hospitals or health clinics include Cordova
Community Medical Center (907-424-8000). The hospital
is a qualified Acute Care and Long Term Care facility
Auxiliary health care is provided by Cordova Volunteer
Fire Dept./EMS/Search & Rescue (424-6117/6100).
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| Cordova supports a large fishing fleet for Prince William
Sound and several fish processing plants. 343 residents
hold commercial fishing permits, and nearly half of all
households have someone working in commercial harvesting
or processing. Copper River red salmon, pink salmon, herring,
halibut, bottom fish and other fisheries are harvested.
In 2000, the estimated gross fishing earnings of residents
neared $20 million. Tourism is on the increase; two cruise
ship companies began docking in Cordova in 1998. The largest
employers are North Pacific Processors, Cordova School
District, hospital, City, and State Department of Transportation.
The U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Coast Guard maintain
personnel in Cordova. In 1989, the Prince William Sound
Science Center was established to study and monitor the
ecosystem of the Sound.
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Cordova Alaska Transportation:
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| Cordova is accessed by plane or boat. It is linked directly
to the North Pacific Ocean shipping lanes through the Gulf
of Alaska. It receives year-round barge services and State
Ferry service. The Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith Airport
at mile 13 is State-owned and operated, with a 7,500' asphalt
runway and 1,900' gravel crosswind runway. The State-owned
and City-operated Cordova Municipal Airport has a 1,840'
gravel runway. Daily scheduled jet flights and air taxis
are available. Float planes land at the Lake Eyak seaplane
base or the boat harbor. Harbor facilities include a breakwater,
dock, a 500-slip small boat harbor, boat launch, boat haul-out,
a ferry terminal, and marine repair services. A 48-mile
gravel road provides access to the Copper River Delta to
the east. Plans for a highway up the Copper River to connect
with the statewide road system have been controversial. |
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