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It's a little town with a varied history: Agriculture, gold, oil, lakes and dogs. But, even though it is the sixth-largest city in the state, Wasilla would never have become a household word had it not been for Sarah Palin.
Although she served as Wasilla's mayor from 1996 to 2002, Palin would probably not have stepped on the national stage either had it not been for her selection as running mate to candidate John McCain in his 2008 bid for the presidency. But she did -- step onto that stage, that is -- and Wasilla came along for the ride. Now the city has returned to its former status as a bedroom community to Anchorage, Alaska's state capital, even though there was a time its residents held capital aspirations of their own. In fact, in 1994, a statewide initiative to move the statehouse was defeated by only 20,000 votes. View Wasilla City Guide