Girdwood was originally named Glacier City and was a prosperous gold mining town until the 1930s. Mine closures left the community a virtual ghost town. In 1964, the Good Friday earthquake turned the town to rubble and forced it to relocate 2 1/2 miles inland.

Today the town is primarily a recreation area and known as one of the premier Alaskan
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