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Jay Hammond

Born July 21, 1922 · Troy, New York, United States

Died August 2, 2005 · aged 83

Jay Sterner Hammond was an American politician of the Republican Party, who served as the fourth governor of Alaska from 1974 to 1982. Hammond was born in Troy, New York and served as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II with the Black Sheep Squadron. In 1946, he moved to Alaska where he worked as a bush pilot. Hammond served as a state representative from 1959 to 1965 and as a state senat…

Known For

White Pass & Yukon Route: The Railway Built of GoldWhite Pass & Yukon Route: The Railway Built of Gold · 2001
White Pass & Yukon Route: The Railway Built of Gold
2001
MovieDocumentary
Completed in 1900 with British financing, Canadian contracting and American engineering, the White Pass & Yukon Route was the engineering marvel of its time. Cutting a swath through some of the world's most ruggedly beautiful terrain, the White Pass today is a trip through history.
No Place Like Twin LakesNo Place Like Twin Lakes
No Place Like Twin Lakes
MovieDocumentary
Dick Proenneke visited his cabin at Upper Twin Lake for the last time in the year 2000 at the age of 84. Follow along during that visit, and learn and why he came to believe that there is no place like Twin Lakes in this 15 minute video.

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