Delta Junction, Alaska

Historical marker location:

2885 Alaska Highway, Delta Junction, Alaska

( Marker is at the intersection of Alaska Highway (at milepost 1,422) and Richardson Highway, on the left when traveling north on Alaska Highway.)

Northern Terminus of the "Alcan" Highway

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, signed into law in 1971, was the largest land settlement in United States history. The act provided for the transfer of over 44 million acres of land and nearly $1 billion to Alaska Native corporations.