SE of Kennecott Glacier on N bank of National Creek, Kennecott, Alaska. County/parish: Valdez-Cordova.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 12, 1978. NRIS 78003420.
42 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 5 contributing structures.Also known as:
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. 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.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75325832