To the north of the coastal town of Valdez, the huge buildings of the former copper mine that unearthed a fortune in copper ore between 1900 and 1938 still stand proudly. Until the late 1960s, Kennecott (also known as Kennicott) was mainly an abandoned ghost town. However, after being designated a National Historic Landmark in the 1980s, the site continues to develop into a tourist attraction. Residents of the community are lovingly restoring the buildings and preserving the charm from the days of the mountain farmers.

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6 grudnia, 2016

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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and designated as a National Historic Landmark since 1986, Kennecott is considered the best remaining example of early 20th Century copper mining.
nps.gov/wrst/learn/historyculture/kennecott-mines-national-historic-landmark.htm

From 1909 until 1938, except when it closed temporarily in 1932, Kennecott mines "produced over 4.6 million tons of ore that contained 1.183 billion pounds of copper mainly from three ore bodies: Bonanza, Jumbo and Mother Lode."
The Kennecott operations reported gross revenues above $200 million and a net profit greater than $100 million.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennecott,_Alaska

Maximilian D

27 marca, 2022

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Interesting spot about American Mining History. In the summer you can book guides and get more information in the museum. Next town McCarthy has a good restaurant (The Potato) and you can Land with your plane nearby at the McCarthy Airstrip.

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Najlepsze trasy w pobliżu Miasteczko górnicze Kennecott

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Bonanza Mine Trail z Kennecott – Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

16.5km

06:18

1,150m

Hike the difficult Bonanza Mine Trail for 10.3 miles (16.5 km) to explore historic mine ruins and panoramic glacier views.

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Root Glacier Trail — Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve

6.17km

01:38

60m

Hike the easy 3.8-mile Root Glacier Trail in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park to experience a glacier up close and explore historic Kennecot

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Erie Mine Trail, aby zobaczyć lodowiec Root – Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

14.8km

04:08

280m

Hike the 9.2-mile Erie Mine Trail in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park for glacier views, mining history, and challenging ascents.

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Wysokość 620 m

Pogoda

Zasilane przez Foreca

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sobota 25 kwietnia

8°C

1°C

65 %

Dodatkowe wskazówki dotyczące pogody

Maks. prędkość wiatru: 1.0 km/h

Najczęściej odwiedzane w czasie

Styczeń

Luty

Marzec

Kwiecień

maj

Czerwiec

Lipiec

Sierpień

Wrzesień

Październik

Listopad

Grudzień

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Lokalizacja:Mccarthy, Obszar spisowy Copper River, Alaska, Stany Zjednoczone Ameryki

Inne miejsca warte odwiedzenia

View of Stairway Icefall

Root Glacier Trail and Erie Mine Trail Junction

McCarthy Town Center

View of Kennicott Glacier from Kennicott Mine

Bonanza Mine site and artifacts

Root Glacier, Jumbo Mine, and Bonanza Mine Trails Junction

View of Root Glacier

Bonanza Mine Site

Historic McCarthy

View of Root Glacier

Jumbo Mine Ruins and Artifacts

Jumbo Creek

Miasteczko górnicze Kennecott

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Bonanza Mine Trail z Kennecott – Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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Root Glacier Trail — Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve

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Erie Mine Trail, aby zobaczyć lodowiec Root – Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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