Gustavus

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Gustavus is a city in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area of Alaska. The population was 448 as of 2008.

This small Alaskan city is a hub of tourism for visitors going to visit Glacier Bay National Park and fishermen looking to catch those big halibut and king salmon.

Gustavus began as an agricultural homestead in 1914. It was once known as Strawberry Point due to the abundant wild strawberries. It is located on flat area created by the retreating Grand Pacific Glacier that has revealed over 65 miles of new land since the late 1700's, when the site of the city was covered by the glacier.

The surrounding land was declared a National Park in 1980 with the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The Act excluded the homesteads that made up the community of Gustavus. The City of Gustavus was incorporated on April 1, 2004.

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