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Cordova Alaska Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

Cordova Alaska Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

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This is our retro Cordova, Alaska logo, printed in weathered charcoal on a retro vintage washed cap — an unstructured cotton dad hat that looks broken in from the day it arrives. The charcoal carries a faint wavering tone and a light speckle, so the print reads like it has been in the sun as long as the cap has.

One size fits most, so it is an easy gift to get right: no size to guess, only the town. Each cap is made to order. Hand wash cold and air dry, and keep it out of the dryer.

Spanish explorers named Puerto Cordova in 1792, the first cannery opened in 1889, and in 1908 the town was founded as the ocean port of the Copper River & Northwestern Railway, which hauled ore from the Kennecott copper mines across the 1910 Million Dollar Bridge at the foot of Miles Glacier.

When the mines closed in 1938 and the railway was abandoned in 1939, Cordova turned to fishing and became the home port of the Copper River salmon. Reachable only by boat or plane, it sits in a temperate rainforest of about 167 inches a year on Orca Inlet, with tidewater glaciers and the Copper River Delta beyond. The end of the road is the mark on this piece.

The cap is 8.5 oz 100% cotton twill, enzyme washed and heavily brushed for a soft hand, with an unstructured six-panel crown, a mid-profile fit and a curved bill. A self-fabric strapback with a metal slider adjusts the fit and tucks away, and a self-fabric sweatband lines the inside. It is garment dyed with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes, so every cap's color varies slightly — washed here means faded color and a weathered print, not distressed or frayed.


QUICK FACTS — CORDOVA AK WASHED COTTON CAP — CHARCOAL LOGO

Town: Cordova, Alaska

Founded: 1908

Known for: Home port of the Copper River salmon; the 1910 Million Dollar Bridge; the Kennecott copper railway; reachable only by boat or plane

Art: Cordova vintage retro logo, charcoal (printed)

Blank: unstructured six-panel cap, mid profile, curved bill, metal slider

Fabric: 8.5 oz 100% cotton twill, enzyme washed, garment dyed

Care: hand wash cold, air dry

Colors: 10 offered

Sizes: Adjustable

Made to order in the USA



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Product FAQs

How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

How do I send a gift?

Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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Every spring the first wild salmon of the season come up the Copper River, and chefs from Seattle to New York wait for them. Copper River reds and kings are prized above almost any fish in America — rich, deep-colored, and fatty, because they fuel up for one of the longest, hardest river migrations anywhere, fighting glacial current for nearly three hundred miles to spawn. The first catch of the year is news; the first box flown south is a small celebration. When the copper mines closed, Cordova turned to the water, and the salmon fleet has been the heart of the town ever since.

For a few decades Cordova was a copper town. Then, in 1938, the ore ran out, the mines closed, and the last train left. The railway was abandoned — its rails pulled up, its trestles left to the weather — and the Million Dollar Bridge carried its final load. A lesser town might have vanished with the copper. Cordova didn’t, because it had something the mountains could neither give nor take away: a river full of salmon.

Why People Visit Cordova

Cordova rewards travelers who want the real, working edge of Alaska: a fishing fleet at the dock, glaciers and a great river delta within reach, world-class birding and salmon, and a town you have to make an effort to reach. Bring rain gear and time.

Cordova Alaska Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the Alaska bear over Alaska Territory Est. 1959