Kenai Peninsula town's location was named by British explorer Capt. Cook
Anchor Point, Alaska, sits on the Kenai Peninsula at the junction of the Anchor River and its north fork, 14 miles northwest of Homer on the Sterling Highway.
Anchor point has about 1,850 residents in a community that developed around the sportfishing industry.
Many residents work in nearby Homer in a variety of positions. Several lodges provide services. About one of every five homes is used only seasonally. There is one school, attended by about 150 students.
History
In the summer of 1778, England's Capt. James Cook and crews of the Resolution and Discovery sailed into Cook Inlet looking for a Northwest Passage. They gave Anchor Point its name after losing a kedge anchor to the tidal currents.
Source: Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development
