Palmer in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Saroma-Cho, Japan and Palmer, Alaska

Sister Cities • October 28, 1980

— Friendship Across The Sea —

Saroma-Cho, Japan and Palmer, Alaska Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024

1. Saroma-Cho, Japan and Palmer, Alaska Marker

Inscription.

Exchanges for education, understanding,
goodwill, and everlasting peace.

Erected 1980 by the City of Palmer.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Peace. A significant historical date for this entry is October 28, 1990.

Location. 61° 35.922′ N, 149° 6.769′ W. Marker is in Palmer, Alaska, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. It is on Elmwood Avenue east of South Valley Way, on the right when traveling east. Marker is just NE of the Palmer Visitor Information Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 723 South Valley Way, Palmer AK 99645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor,

in the Athabascan Region,

in the Mat-Su Valley,

and in Southcentral Alaska.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: a little town with BIG PLANS

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Balto (within shouting distance of this marker); Land of Giants (within shouting distance of this marker); a Great Place to Call Home (within shouting distance of this marker); "Mat-Su Giants" (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the Cabbage Patch (within shouting distance of this marker); Matanuska Colony Project (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Matanuska Colony Project (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmer.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024

2. Saroma-Cho, Japan and Palmer, Alaska Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.