Anderson, Alaska,  the townsite was originally inhabited by three homesteaders, Art Anderson, William Devon and Charles DeWitt, who settled in the Anderson area during the late 1950s.  In 1959, Art Anderson, the town’s namesake, divided his 80-acre homestead into ¼ acre lots and sold the majority of these lots to civilian workers from Clear Air Force Station.  In the same year, an elementary school was established in Anderson.  The city’s incorporation followed quickly in 1962.  A road was soon completed between Anderson and Nenana which allowed access north to Fairbanks.  At Nenana, between Anderson and Fairbanks, cars had to be ferried across the broad channel of the Tanana River.  In 1968 the state completed a $6 million steel bridge that spanned the Tanana and provided quicker access for Anderson to its northern neighbors.  By 1971 construction of the George Park’s Highway allowed Anderson residents’ access to Anchorage as well.