"SECRET SERVICE AGENTS ARRIVE IN ANCHORAGE"

PRESIDENT HARDING DEPARTS JUNEAU FOR ALASKA INTERIOR

Juneau, Alaska Territory (JFK+50) On July 11, 1923,  President Warren G. Harding sailed from the capital of the Alaska Territory "carrying with him memories of a most pleasant day."

The President plans to stop at Skagway* en route to Seward.  The President's last day in Juneau was rainy and today the rain continued as he departed on the Henderson.  Mr. Harding's last event in the evening before departure was a reception at the Governor's mansion.

The Associated Press reports that a number of secret service agents have arrived in Anchorage, along with deputy U.S. marshals, "to guard President Harding on his trip over the Alaska Railway into the interior."

*Skagway is a compact city in Southeastern Alaska set along the popular cruise route inside the Passage.  Founded in 1897, it is home to gold-rush era buildings.

SOURCE

"President Leaves Alaska Capital," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., July 11, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

 

 

Aerial View of Skagway, Alaska

Photo by Christopher Michel

July 13, 2009

"NORTH TO ALASKA; HARDING ON TRANSPORT FROM TACOMA"

PRESIDENT & FIRST LADY EN ROUTE TO ALASKA TERRITORY

Tacoma, Washington (JFK+50) On July 5, 1923, President Warren G. Harding and his party set out for the Alaska Territory after completing a grueling two-week trip across the nation.  

The trip has left the President of the United States tired and he is expected to get some much needed rest as he sails northward.

The President spent five hours here in Tacoma before departure and was sent off by Washington governor Louis F.Hart*.  The Presidential party boarded the U.S. Navy transport Henderson for the journey to Alaska.

*Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) was born in High Point, Missouri & began to practice law in Tacoma, Washington before serving as Lt. Gov. & then Governor of the state 1919-1925.

SOURCE

"President Leaves For Alaska Today; To Rest En Route," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., July 5, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

 

 

Mount Rainier Overlooking Port of Tacoma

March 13 2009

Photo by Broran28