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Larry Powell
Larry Powell is a longtime resident of Yakutat, Alaska. Along with his wife, Caroline, he purchased Mallott's General Store in 1967. He served as mayor of Yakutat from 1971 to 1992.
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Larry Powell was interviewed in June 2004 by Mark Cosson in Yakutat, Alaska for the KUAC-TV Documentary "Klondike and Alaska: A Rail History." He talks about the history of the Yakutat and Southern Railroad that ran from the Situk River to a fish cannery in Yakutat. He discusses how and why the railroad was built and financed, its hauling of fish and passengers, the impact of World War II, the lifespan of the railroad, and the history of its surviving locomotive.