Northwest History. Alaska. Fires.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1930
• Subjects: Alaska church; religious edifice; Presbyterians; Wrangell; Stikine; Dr. S. Hall Young; Rev. Russell Pedersen; fire; pastor; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th century; Alaska; Pacific; Pedersen; Stikine River
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/91297

Old Alaska Church Burns: First Religious Edifice Built In 1879 By Presbyterians. OLD ALASKA CHURCH BURNS First Religious Edifice Built in 1879 by Presbyterians. WRANGELL, Alaska, Oct. 17. (/P) -- Fanned by a strong wind from the Stikine river, fire starting from a chimney spark destroyed the Presbyterian church here today, the first Protestant church in Alaska, built in 1879 by Dr. S. Hall Young. The Rev. Russell Pedersen now is pastor. The building was used week days for the seventh and eighth grades and high school. Some school equipment was saved. Burning shingles threatened other structures, but bucket brigades prevented spread of the fire. first Protestan;. churc built in 187i> hy Dr. S. The Rctv. Russell Ped h in Alaska, ersen now is The building was us, for the, seventh and e and high school. Some threatened other str bucket brigades prever, the fire. =d week days ighth grades school equip- ning shingles ted spread of