Delta Junction

Delta Junction is a city about 99 miles south of Fairbanks where the Alaska Highway ends at mile 1422 and meets the Richardson Highway. It had 918 residents at the 2020 census.[1]

Highways and Fort Greely

The Alaska Highway runs about 1,420 miles from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to the city, where it meets the Richardson Highway on the Delta River. Fort Greely, a U.S. Army base about 5 miles south, trained soldiers for cold-weather combat during the Cold War and later hosted missile defense operations.[1]

Agriculture and bison

Farming in the Tanana Valley began with a 1980s effort called the Barley Project. Farms now produce hay and pasture, with limited barley, potatoes, carrots and wheat, and Alaska Range Dairy is the only dairy in Alaska. In 1928, 23 bison were brought from Montana, and the Delta Junction Bison Range, established in the early 1980s, covers 90,000 acres.[1]

FAQs

Where does the Alaska Highway end? At Delta Junction, mile 1422.

What is Fort Greely? A U.S. Army base south of the city.

What farms operate there? Hay, barley, dairy and bison.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Delta Junction, Alaska

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