Indian, Anchorage
Indian is a community in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It lies in a valley in the Chugach Mountains near the middle of the north shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet. It is about southeast of downtown Anchorage and about northwest of Bird, and about west-northwest of Girdwood.Description
The community is located just west of Indian Creek and north of the Seward Highway within the Indian Valley. Although not part of the Chugach State Park, the community is entirely surrounded by the park.
Although the Alaska Railroad passes through the southern edge of the community none of the railroad's regular passenger trains stop in Indian. However, there are two special event trains that operate out of the Anchorage station that turn around in Indian before returning to Anchorage. These two trains include the annual Easter Train and the Holiday Train. Neither train allows passengers to disembark in Indian.
The origin of the community is the Indian Valley Mine. The mine was established 1920 and is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
