Alaska, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Alaska was a coal town in Mount Carmel Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Centered on the Alaska Colliery. In maps and local usage, it was also called “Mt. Carmel Junction,” since the Reading Railroad’s Mt. Carmel Branch connected to the main Williamsport (Shamokin, Pennsylvania) Division at Alaska.

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