New grave marker honors early Anchorage fire chief

This year marks Anchorage’s centennial, and on Thursday, as part of that celebration, city firemen gathered to honor the muni’s very first paid fire chief.  The story behind the man who helped create many of the muni’s most enduring traditions is an intriguing one.
Photo: Ellen Lockyer/KSKA.
Thomas Bevers arrived in Anchorage in the days when the community was expanding beyond it’s tent city beginnings. Records show he came from Virginia, and no doubt immediately set