The Alaskan Wall has been in existence since September of 2001. The wall is
an innovative way for individuals around the world to recognize themselves,
their family members, friends and pets.
The wall is situated in Knik, Alaska and is next to the National Historic
Iditarod Trail. (The Iditarod Trail runs from Seward in the South to Nome in
the Northwest, and is a winter trail that connects various Native Alaskan
villages).
To date, more than 300 names are included on the wall. The wall serves as a
memorial to the past and present. Each name is engraved on an eight-foot long weatherproofed
wooden
plaque with two-inch lettering. Each name is intended to remain beside the
trail in Alaska indefinitely.
Each year many people throughout the world visit the wall and
surrounding gardens, and everyone is welcome here.
The wall serves both as a memorial to the living and to those who have lived.
It also serves as a protective barrier to the many nesting waterfowl
that nest here each spring.
To those who's names are inscribed upon this wall we honor and pay tribute
to, both on the wall and on this web site. We are committed to preserving
all these and future names.
