page_title: Ship Creek, Alaska
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Ship Creek, Alaska / History
caption_attribution_description: English: A McGee Airways Stinson airplane after installation of pontoons waiting to be lowered by Alaska Railroad crane into Ship Creek in Anchorage, Alaska where it will taxi to Cook Inlet for takeoff.
context_page_description: Ship Creek is an Alaskan river that flows from the Chugach Mountains into Cook Inlet. The Port of Anchorage at the mouth of Ship Creek gave its name to the city of Anchorage that grew up nearby.
  The river lies entirely within the limits of the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Most of its upper length traverses Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
context_section_description: The Dena'ina language name for the creek is Dgheyaytnu. In early 1915, a tent city formed at the mouth of Ship Creek for workers involved in the construction of the Alaska Railroad. This disorganized community was soon relocated south to the bluffs along the creek, forming what would become the early town of Anchorage. In July 1923, President Warren G. Harding arrived at the Ship Creek rail station during his tour of the state to celebrate the completion of the Alaska Railroad and deliver several speeches in Anchorage.
caption: A McGee Airways plane being lowered into Ship Creek.
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