Brent Cunningham, 46, had traveled from Sitka, Alaska, to run in the marathon.

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In 1867, the U.S. flag flew for the first time at Sitka following the purchase of Alaska from Russia.

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This piece of Sitka real estate sits on a wooded island in Sitka Sound with Mount Edgecumbe as a spectacular backdrop.

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Hand-built from Sitka spruce by Christopher Saal, a former fisherman and commercial floatplane pilot, the quirky but gorgeous lodge attracts jet-setters. (Forbes 400 member Vinod Khosla visited with a party of 12 in 2003.) Saal, 54, moved to Alaska in 1974 and was here during the spill.

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