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Valdez Alaska Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

Valdez Alaska Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

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This is our retro Valdez, 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.

Spaniards named the harbor in 1790, Klondike stampeders founded the town as a port of entry in 1898, and the Richardson Highway of 1919, Alaska’s first road, ran north from here over Thompson Pass. The town incorporated in 1901 at the head of a deep Prince William Sound fjord ringed by the Chugach Mountains.

On March 27, 1964, the Good Friday earthquake and its wave swept away the waterfront, and the whole town picked itself up and moved four miles to safer ground between 1964 and 1967. The northernmost ice-free port in North America, it is the gateway to the Columbia Glacier and the end of the pipeline. Glaciers at the end of the fjord are 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 — VALDEZ AK WASHED COTTON CAP — CHARCOAL LOGO

Town: Valdez, Alaska

Founded: 1898; incorporated 1901; relocated 1964–67

Known for: The Little Switzerland of Alaska; the northernmost ice-free port in North America; the Columbia Glacier; the town that moved after 1964

Art: Valdez 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.

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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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As the gold rush faded, Valdez became a supply port and transport hub. In 1919 the Richardson Highway — Alaska's first road — linked it to Fairbanks, and the deep, ice-free harbor kept the town working year round: it is the northernmost ice-free port in North America. The mountains that wall it in catch staggering snow, and the Sound beyond it fills with calving ice.

Today Valdez is a working harbor and a glacier town — fishing boats and tankers, cruise decks and heli-ski runs, all under the Chugach peaks. Its story runs from the Spanish naming and the 1898 gold rush through the Richardson Highway, the 1964 quake and the move to firmer ground, and the pipeline years. Our Valdez, Alaska designs gather that identity into wearable form — the bear, the glacier, the gold-rush grit. Valdez, AK — the Little Switzerland of Alaska, at the head of the Sound.

Why People Visit Valdez, AK

People come to Valdez for the scale of it — tidewater glaciers calving into the Sound, peaks straight off the harbor, and snow measured in feet. It is a gold-rush town turned glacier port, the Little Switzerland of Alaska, rugged and beautiful and welcoming at the end of the road from Anchorage.

Valdez, Alaska Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring a bear over Alaska Territory Est. 1959