Show Notes
Over the space of eight months in 1942, an 2,700 kilometres of highway was built from Dawson Creek, BC to Alaska. It was an incredible project that took the international cooperation of Canada and the United States.
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*sources*
Legion magazine: https://legionmagazine.com/builders-of-the-alaska-highway/
Alaska Highway: A Historic Photographic Journey by Jane Haigh
Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/services/infrastructure-buildings/bridges-docks-dams/alaska-highway/about.html
Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alaska-highway
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