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Palmer, AK 99645

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Palmer is a city in and the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 5,937.

The first people to live in the Matanuska Valley, where Palmer is located, were the Dena’ina and Ahtna Athabaskans. They moved throughout the area, living off of subsistence and by trading with other native groups. Their trade routes were along the Matanuska River. When Russians came to Alaska in 1741. When Alaska was bought from Russia by the United States in 1867 for two cents an acre, many of the Russians left. In the mid-1880s, an entrepreneur named George W. Palmer built a trading post on the Matanuska River, near present-day Palmer. The town was later named after this Alaskan pioneer.

In the late 19th century, the U.S. government began to take interest in the Matanuska coal fields located north of Palmer. This interest sparked financiers to begin constructing the Alaska Central Railroad in 1904. The advent of WWI created a need for high quality coal to fuel US battleships. By 1917 the US Navy had constructed rail from the port of Seward to the Chickaloon coal deposits. Land north of Palmer was given to WWI veterans and additional land was opened to homesteading. Farmers, miners and homesteaders began to populate the area. The Palmer Post Office was opened July 6, 1917 under the name of Warton. With railroad accessibility, new markets for agriculture began to open up for farmers in the Matanuska Valley.

Nearby cities include Wasilla.

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Places in Palmer

Dine and drink

Eat and drink your way through town.

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Papa Murphy's | Take 'N' Bake Pizza

5

$

Opens at 11:00 AM
Photo by DianneRoberson

La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant

60

$$

Opens at 12:00 PM
Carne asada grilled burrito

Klondike Mikes and The Main Street Grill

62

$$

Opens at 11:00 AM
Perfect steak and potatoes...plus a mule for the finishing touch on the evening.

Palmer Bar

29

$

Open until 12:00 AM

Can't-miss activities

Culture, natural beauty, and plain old fun.

Photo by Management

Colony House Museum

22
Closed today
Photo by rebeccadT4832JR

Matanuska Brewery Company

57

$$

Opens at 11:30 AM
2023 barrel aged beer release flight

Bleeding Heart Brewery

48

$$

Open until 8:00 PM

The Gallery

Opens at 3:45 PM

Places to stay

Hang your (vacation) hat in a place that’s just your style.

Hyland Hotel

2
Open until 12:00 AM
My room

Eagle Hotel

33

$$

Opens at 6:00 AM
Breakfast and Desert. Bresert? Regardless it's worthwhile.

Valley Hotel

71

$$

Open until 12:00 AM
Photo by triatlantis

Colony Suites

6
Open until 12:00 AM
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