The Indian Valley Mine is a historic quartz mine located at 27301 Seward Highway (mile marker 104) within the community of Indian in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, between the main area of Anchorage and the city of Seward on the north shore of Turnagain Arm.[3] The quartz vein was discovered in 1910 by Peter Strong, who had come to Alaska in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, and had previously staked a small gold claim in the area. Strong worked this claim through the 1920s and 1930s, building a cabin and an assay house that are the oldest known buildings in the Turnagain Arm region.[4]
Indian Valley Mine | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Location | Address restricted[2] |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Indian, Anchorage, Alaska |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1920 |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001762[1] |
| AHRS No. | SEW-412 |
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1989 |
The mine was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It is now a tourist attraction that is open seven days a week during the summer season (mid-May to mid-September).[5]
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References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
- ^ "Indian Valley Mine". indianvalleymine.com. Indian Valley Mine. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Mine history". indianvalleymine.com. Indian Valley Mine. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Contact". indianvalleymine.com. Indian Valley Mine. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
External links edit
- Indian Valley Mine (official website)
- Indian Valley Mine (Facebook page)
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