One of the questions most people ask me is , "How was Whittier discovered?". In this post I will be telling you about the history if Whittier.
Whittier was discovered by the U.S Military during World War 2. The Military thought it was the perfect place to have a base because when enemy planes were flying overhead they would not be able to see down below because of the cloud coverage Whittier gets. Soon after Whittier was established they decided that they needed a non water way passage to get supplies back and forth between places, so they got two teams together and sent one team to the other side of one of the mountains and they started mining until both teams met up in the middle of the mountain. When they met up they were only 2 inches off in height. The tunnel was 2 1/2 miles long. The Captains and well anyone who could afford it lived in the Buckner Building which had a bowling alley, movie theater, store, bakery, and a post office. It was estimated that 1,000 troops live in Buckner Building during World War 2. On March 27, 1964 at 5:36 local time an earthquake with a 9.2 magnitude shook Alaska for 5 minuets straight. It had a huge impact on Whittier by causing a huge tsunami which caused a lot of damage also leading to the end of people living in the Buckner Building because it shook so badly they thought that it wasn't safe anymore to live in there. A few months before the earthquake the Military constructed the B.T.I which is also know has the Hodge Building. After the earthquake mostly everybody lived in the B.T.I. And ever since World War 2 ended it's been open to the public. It is now a minor tourist attraction with several gift shops, restaurants, a coffee shop,and tons of water excursions. I hope you enjoyed! Please comment if you have any other questions about Whittier that I might be able to answer.
Whittier was discovered by the U.S Military during World War 2. The Military thought it was the perfect place to have a base because when enemy planes were flying overhead they would not be able to see down below because of the cloud coverage Whittier gets. Soon after Whittier was established they decided that they needed a non water way passage to get supplies back and forth between places, so they got two teams together and sent one team to the other side of one of the mountains and they started mining until both teams met up in the middle of the mountain. When they met up they were only 2 inches off in height. The tunnel was 2 1/2 miles long. The Captains and well anyone who could afford it lived in the Buckner Building which had a bowling alley, movie theater, store, bakery, and a post office. It was estimated that 1,000 troops live in Buckner Building during World War 2. On March 27, 1964 at 5:36 local time an earthquake with a 9.2 magnitude shook Alaska for 5 minuets straight. It had a huge impact on Whittier by causing a huge tsunami which caused a lot of damage also leading to the end of people living in the Buckner Building because it shook so badly they thought that it wasn't safe anymore to live in there. A few months before the earthquake the Military constructed the B.T.I which is also know has the Hodge Building. After the earthquake mostly everybody lived in the B.T.I. And ever since World War 2 ended it's been open to the public. It is now a minor tourist attraction with several gift shops, restaurants, a coffee shop,and tons of water excursions. I hope you enjoyed! Please comment if you have any other questions about Whittier that I might be able to answer.
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