Editing Northway Junction, Alaska (section)

==History==

Historically, the area around Northway was used as hunting grounds for the [[Alaskan Athabaskans|Athabascan]] people. The native settlement established there, originally called Nabesna, is now known as [[Northway Village, Alaska|Northway Village]], roughly two miles south of Northway Junction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alaska Highway Project Jukebox |url=https://jukebox.uaf.edu/ak_highway/html/Communities.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=jukebox.uaf.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-27 |title=Northway |url=https://www.tananachiefs.org/about/communities/northway/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Tanana Chiefs Conference |language=en-US}}</ref> In [[World War II]], Northway Junction was established as a [[United States Army]] supply point for the construction of the [[Alaska Highway]], named after the Athabascan [[Chief Walter Northway]]. An airfield named Reeve's Field was also established as part of a series of airfields across Canada and Alaska known as the [[Northwest Staging Route]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northway, AK {{!}} Things to Do, Recreation, & Travel Information {{!}} Travel Alaska |url=https://www.travelalaska.com/Destinations/Cities-Towns/Northway |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=www.travelalaska.com |language=en}}</ref>