This was a Memorial to the Valdez citizens that lost their life in the 1964 Earthquake. The whole town of Valdez was moved to another location 4 miles away. Seeing the videos of the destruction the earthquake did has been very sobbering. We remembered it (it was the same year Renee was born) but didn't ever realize how destructive it was until coming up here . The new post office was only two years old when it was destroyed.