Editing Tanacross, Alaska (section)

== History ==
[[File:Landing Fields - Alaska - Tanana Crossing - NARA - 68159056 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Tanacross airstrip, 1941]]
Tanacross, initially founded as a telegraph station called Tanana Crossing (also known as St. Timothy's).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=tanacross&pg=PA49 | title=Geological Survey Professional Paper| year=1949}}</ref> The name was shortened to Tanacross before 1940. The village was initially located on the north bank of the Tanana River. An airstrip was built on the south bank during the mid-1930s and upgraded for military use during [[World War II]] in 1941–42. Thousands of troops deployed through Tanacross during the period. The airfield was closed after the war. In 1972, the town itself relocated south across the river due to water contamination. In 1979, the old village burned due to an uncontrolled grass fire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.explorenorth.com/library/communities/alaska/bl-Tanacross.htm|title = The History of Tanacross, Alaska - ExploreNorth}}</ref>