RIKA'S ROADHOUSE IS THE CENTERPIECE OF BIG DELTA STATE PARK IN DELTA JUNCTION, ALASKA. IT WAS BUILT IN 1906 AND SERVED AS A STOP OVER POINT FOR PEOPLE TRAVELLING THE VALDEZ-FAIRBANKS TRAIL-MANY BY STAGECOACH. (BET IT WAS COLD TRAVELING BY COACH IN THE WINTER). THE SITE IS ALSO HOME TO TWO CABINS OF THE WAMCATS SYSTEM (WASHINGTON ALASKA MILITARY CABLE AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEM. THE WAMCATS SYSTEM WAS LARGELY CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF LT. BILLY MITCHELL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PARK, WAMCATS, AND RIKA'S ROADHOUSE PLEASE CHECKOUT THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
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