Alaska 49 Sites-Southcentral Alaska

Kennecott Mine Mining Town. Old Cordova Post Office with a Forest Service truck parked out front. Dog sled team on the Iditarod National Historic Trail. McKinley Lake Mine Bunkhouse sign. McKinley Trail Cabin.

 

Sites in Southcentral Alaska

Afognak Village Artifact. Cape St. Elias Lighthouse. Old locomotive from Chilktat oil refinery.
Afognak Village Cultural Landscape Afognak Village has been a center of Alutiiq community and culture in the Kodiak Archipelago for thousands of years. Cape Saint Elias Lighthouse
Congress approved the construction of a light station at Cape St. Elias in October of 1913, appropriating $115,000 for the construction.		 Chilkat Oil Company Refinery Site
The Chilkat Oil Company Refinery Site is a historic industrial site near the ghost town of Katalla.
Old Cordova Post Office with a Forest Service truck parked out front. Dog sled team on the Iditarod National Historic Trail. Kennecott Mine Mining Town.
Cordova Post Office and Court House
In 1977, the Cordova Post Office and Court House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.		 Iditarod National Historic Trail
The Iditarod National Historic Trail commemorates a 2,300-mile system of winter trails that initially connected ancient Alaska Native villages, later opened up Alaska for the last great American gold rush, and now plays a vital role for travel and recreation in modern day Alaska.		 Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark
From 1911 to 1938, nearly $200 million worth of copper was processed at the Kennecott Mines.
McKinley Lake Mine Bunkhouse sign. McKinley Trail Cabin. Battery Building at Nike Summit.
McKinley Lake Mine
McKinley Lake Mine site includes the mining remains of the McKinley Lake Mining Company organized in 1906 and operated through 1912.		 McKinley Trail Cabin
McKinley Trail Cabin is the only remaining structure in the historic town of Alaganik.		 Nike Site Summit
The Nike Site Summit Historic District is a nationally significant Cold War site located on the eastern edge of Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, adjacent to Chugach State Park.
Canoes at Nuuciq Spirit Camp. St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Juneau, AK. Exploring Sqilantu.
Nuuciq Spirit Camp
The old village of Nuuciq is located on an 800-acre island at the entrance to Prince William Sound.		 Russian Orthodox Church Multiple Property Thematic
The Russian Orthodox Church Multiple Property Thematic Nomination divides 149 churches located across the state into three groups.		 Sqilantnu
The Sqilantnu Archaeological District contains the remains of at least five precontact cultures: American Paleoarctic, Notched Point culture, Riverine Kachemak, Precontact Dena’ina and Eskimo, and historic Dena’ina and Eskimo.
 

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