Learn about the origins of the names of major roads in Anchorage and how they were named after people who lived near them.
The most common type of history question people ask me can be summed up as: “Why’s it named that?” Everyone lives in a relationship with their surroundings. And as with any relationship, knowing more about your partner — Anchorage , in this case — promotes a stronger connection. Today, it is time to learn the name origins for Anchorage ’s major roads in the second part ofWe left off last time with the transition from Campbell Airstrip Road into Basher Drive .
A full moon, known as a Wolf Moon, rises over Anchorage as rush hour traffic flows on Minnesota Drive on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Jewel Lake and Sand Lake Roads, of course, take their naming instructions from the lakes. Jewel Lake was perhaps named for its appearance, as like a jewel to some romantically-inclined pilots. Sand Lake is another of those self-explanatory names. Sand Lake Road used to be far longer, forming a sizeable U-shaped course that additionally included what is now Raspberry Road and Dimond Boulevard.
South of Abbott is O’Malley Road, named for longtime Anchorage doctor James “Doc” O’Malley Sr. . He moved to Anchorage in 1946 with his wife and fellow doctor, Virginia. According to his granddaughter, journalist and author Julia O’Malley, the road was only named after him because he was the first to sign a petition for road improvements.
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