Eagle River (Anchorage)
Eagle River is a community within the Municipality of Anchorage situated on the Eagle River for which it is named, between JBER-Richardson and Chugach State Park in the Chugach Mountains. Its ZIP code is 99577. If Eagle River were not part of the Municipality of Anchorage, it would be classified as one of the five largest cities in Alaska.
Read more about Eagle River (Anchorage): History, Demographics, Schools, Sports and Activities, Climate, Eagle River Nature Center
Famous quotes containing the words eagle and/or river:
“Does the Eagle know what is in the pit
Or wilt thou go ask the Mole?
Can wisdom be put in a silver rod,
Or love in a golden bowl?”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“Sitting in that dusky wilderness, under that dark mountain, by the bright river which was full of reflected light, still I heard the wood thrush sing, as if no higher civilization could be attained. By this time the night was upon us.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)