glacier bay national park

By Gracie k

  • Russian explorer Alexai Ilich Chirikof sights the Fairweather mountain range.

    Russian explorer Alexai Ilich Chirikof sights the Fairweather mountain range.

  • French explorer Jean Fracois, 1st white man to land on the outer coast of what is now the park

  • Barnov establishes Sitka as a white settlement and capital of Russian America.

    Barnov establishes Sitka as a white settlement and capital of Russian America.

  • Captain Lester S. Beardslee gave the it the name glacier bay

  • The Klondike gold rush is underway in Alaska and the Yukon

    The Klondike gold rush is underway in Alaska and the Yukon

  • An 8.0 earthquake along fairweather fault creates massive wave that destroys Lituya Bay.

    An 8.0 earthquake along fairweather fault creates massive wave that destroys Lituya Bay.

  • Cruise ships are now entering Glacier Bay

    Cruise ships are now entering Glacier Bay

  • Glacier Bay became a national park.

    Glacier Bay became a national park.

  • Glacier Bay National Park services and Hoonah Tlingits tribe establish a working relationship.

    Glacier Bay National Park services and Hoonah Tlingits tribe establish a working relationship.

  • About 390,000 people have visited Glacier Bay national park.

    About 390,000 people have visited Glacier Bay national park.