Kennecott, Alaska

"Kennecott Mine" redirects here. For the mine in Utah, see Bingham Canyon Mine.

Kennecott Mines
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
The 14-story Kennicott Concentration Mill (to the right). The mines are 5 miles up in the mountains to the east/northeast. Also pictured: foreground (left to right): power plant, machine shop, flotation plant, ammonia leaching plant (world's first); in the trees to the right - general manager's office (the log cabin portion was the first building built in Kennicott)
Kennecott, Alaska is located in Alaska
Kennecott, Alaska
LocationEast of Kennicott Glacier, about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of McCarthy
Nearest cityMcCarthy, Alaska
Coordinates61°31′09″N 142°50′29″W / 61.51909°N 142.84149°W / 61.51909; -142.84149
Area7,700 acres (3,100 ha)
Built1908-1911
ArchitectKennecott Mines Company
NRHP reference No.78003420
AHRS No.XMC-001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1978[1]
Designated NHLDJune 23, 1986[2]
Designated AHRSFebruary 2, 1972

Kennecott, also known as Kennicott and Kennecott Mines, is an abandoned mining camp in the Copper River Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska that was the center of activity for several copper mines.[3] It is located beside the Kennicott Glacier, northeast of Valdez, inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The camp and mines are now a National Historic Landmark District administered by the National Park Service.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986.[2][4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Kennecott Mines". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
  3. ^ "Kennicott, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Robert Pierce and Robert Spude. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kennecott Mines" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 27, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying seven photos, exterior and interior, from ca. 1925, ca. 1930, 1983 (2.50 MB)