Wrangell boasts some of Alaska's most historic newspapers, dating back to 1885. These publications were instrumental in shaping the community's development and preserving a glimpse into its rich history.

In 1868, legendary photographer Eadward Muybridge took the first known photos in Wrangell history. His photos are a gateway to the past, a snapshot in time just after the U.S. Army arrived.

Rev. Sheldon Jackson's long legacy in Alaska began with a March 1877 letter by Josiah Sawyer Brown, a Fort Wrangel soldier.

Since statehood, Wrangell has voted on Alaska's delegate to the United States House of Representatives. Here are the results.

When the son of Chief Shakes mysteriously drowned in 1911, his family constructed a monument with an unforgettable epitaph.

Wrangell Memorial Cemetery was intended to be Wrangell’s final resting place, but it became a place that brought Wrangell to life.

The so-called “City Park Cemetery” is a small collection of headstones inside the south end of the park. Very little is written about this cemetery or how it began.

When Bill Taylor was a young boy, he accompanied his father on board the steamship Hattie Gage as it towed the Star of Bengal to sea. Thanks to advances in AI audio restoration, for the first time ever, you can now hear the story in his own words.

In the thick underbrush by Petroglyph Beach sits a cemetery known for an influential and historic Wrangell family, the Choquettes.