Aerial view of Cordova, circa 1966
Clifford 130 Cordova is located on the southeastern shore of Orca Inlet in Alaska. Orca Inlet was formerly known as Puerto Cordova, named by a Spanish explorer named Salvador Fidalgo in 1790. Michael Heney, the builder of the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, named the town Cordova in 1906 (So...
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Summary: | Clifford 130 Cordova is located on the southeastern shore of Orca Inlet in Alaska. Orca Inlet was formerly known as Puerto Cordova, named by a Spanish explorer named Salvador Fidalgo in 1790. Michael Heney, the builder of the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, named the town Cordova in 1906 (Source: Dictionary of Alaska Place Names by Donald J. Orth). |
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