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McKinley Lake Mine
Sign showing Bunkhouse Ruins for the site.
1920's
McKinley Lake Mine site includes the mining remains of the McKinley Lake Mining Company organized in 1906 and operated through 1912. There has since been occasional interest in the claims in this area, including development of a mining operation by Dr. W. Chase of Cordova from the 1920s to the late 1950s. In 1939, the Civilian Conservation Corps worked on the access trail to the mine, widening it to six feet.
Site connection to the National Historic Preservation Act
Section 106 has helped mitigate for adit closures.
Read aloud by the Juneau Community Charter School 4/5 grade class.
For more information:
Chugach National Forest webpage
McKinley Lake Mine Brochure (6.3 mb pdf)
McKinley Trail Cabin and McKinley Lake Mine NHPA 50th Event Agenda (PDF)
September 25, 2016 (1:30pm - 5pm, following the McKinley Trail Cabin celebration)
