Then he started a hotel chain in alaska. Ultimately he opened a Shopping Center in alaska that included the very first escalator in the entire state. What . Stairs that move . Except at that point alaska wasnt even a state yet. Wally hickel was a key part of alaska lobbying to become a state. He started lobbying for that years before it finally happened in 1959. And then wally hickel became the governor of the new state of alaska seven years later in 1966. So wally hickel was one of those sort of only in america, incredible man of action success stories. Culminating with him becoming both very rich and very influential and becoming governor of his adopted state. After serving as governor, he 1966, 1967, 1968, he ascended still higher. He left alaska, came to washington, d. C. , because president Richard Nixon named wally hickel to become part of his cabinet. To become the new secretary of the interior. It seems pretty clear nixon at the time expected wally hickel to be a down the line,
The Town of Fort Mill has issued the following statement regarding this year’s Strawberry Festival. “The Town of Fort Mill has made the difficult and sad decision to cancel tomorrow’s Strawberry Festival. This is the first time in its 15 year history that a full cancellation was needed due to weather. The Town has been […]