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The Palmer Colony
1935
Matanuska Valley, Alaska
Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The New Deal moved 203 destitute farming families from Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota to the Matanuska Valley on the theory that northerners could handle it. Half left within five years. The ones who stayed grow the enormous vegetables the state fair is known for.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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