Wasilla
Matanuska-Susitna Valley town
Wasilla is a city in southern Alaska, north of Anchorage.
It gained national attention as the hometown of Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate.
The area serves as a prior stop along the Iditarod Trail: We drove through Wasilla on our way to Denali.
America's frozen northwest
- valleyLow ground between heights
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- PalmerPilgrim surname
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
mountains · tundra · inlet · wilderness · frontier · subarctic · permafrost · boreal
Modest rural settlement
- Main StreetTown's central thoroughfare
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- schoolsPlaces of learning
- churchesChristian houses of worship
strip malls · growth · subdivision · commuters · rural · families · homesteaders · newcomers
- mayorElected head of municipality
- governorState's chief executive
- RepublicanGOP party member
- 2008Year before 2009
Sarah Palin · McCain · Tea Party · city council · conservative · small-town · campaign · vice president
Alaska
America's frozen northwest
glacier · mountains · tundra · inlet · wilderness · frontier · subarctic · permafrost · boreal · Denali
small town
Modest rural settlement
- Main StreetTown's central thoroughfare
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- schoolsPlaces of learning
churches · strip malls · growth · subdivision · commuters · rural · families · homesteaders · newcomers · development
Palin
- mayorElected head of municipality
- governorState's chief executive
- RepublicanGOP party member
Sarah Palin · 2008 · McCain · Tea Party · city council · conservative · small-town · campaign · vice president · hockey mom
sled dogs
Harness-pulling Arctic canines
- mushingDog-sled transportation sport
- checkpointInspection station on route
- dogsledAnimal-drawn snow vehicle
race · trail · mushers · huskies · snow · winter · teams · handlers · veterinarians · Nome
WasillaNew York City
America's largest city
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