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阿拉斯加州的愛爾肯公路 (Alcan
Highway) 開通了
1942年11月21日
除了軍事人員外，也有大約2千個平民投入建築愛爾肯公路的行列。有一個廣告是這樣說的：「這不是鬧著玩的！這份工作、和在美國本土或是國外地區進行建築工作一樣，工作和居住的條件都是相當惡劣的。」但是不論如何，工人們還是簽下契約。被工人們稱為「就是這條路」 (The
Road) 的愛爾肯公路到現在還是阿拉斯加通往「下48州」 (lower
48 states) 的主要幹道。在這條公路上開車被認為是一項嚴峻的挑戰，但是卻是一趟相當美妙的旅程。如果你有機會到這裡旅遊，你就會同意1888年阿拉斯加觀光手冊上所說的：「我們到仙境 (Wonderland) 的旅程、將會是我們一生經驗中最明亮的一章。」
In addition to military personnel, about 2,000 civilians worked to construct the Alcan Highway. One advertisement stated, "THIS IS NO PICNIC! Working and living conditions on this job are as difficult as those encountered on any construction job ever done in the United States or foreign territory. . . ." But workers signed on anyway. Known by the men who built it as "The Road," the Alcan Highway is still Alaska's main link to the "lower 48" states. It is considered quite a challenge to drive, but a magnificent journey. If you traveled it, you might agree with an 1888 travel guide to Alaska, which stated, "Our trip to Wonderland will remain to the end of our lives a bright chapter in our experience."
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