Kennecott Mines

  • Also Known As: AHRS Site No. XMC-001 also Kennecott

  • Address: Kennecott
  • Vicinity: SE of Kennecott Glacier on N bank of National Creek
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

A Link To History

The Kennecott mill town and mines are an extraordinary relic from America's past. The impressive structures and artifacts that remain represent an ambitious time of exploration, discovery, and technological innovation. They tell stories of westward expansion, World War I politics and economy, the lives of men, women and children who lived there, and the rise of a multinational corporation. Each link in the historical chain connects to another until we realize that this remote Alaska mining venture was intricately connected to the world around it. - NPS


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1900/00/00 Copper is discovered at Kennecott.
1911/00/00 Kennecott Copper Corporation Architect Almost $200 million worth of copper was processed between 1911 and when operations ceased in 1938
1911/00/00 Northwestern Steamship Company Shipper NORTHWESTERN hauls $250,000 worth of copper ore from the Kennecott Mine in Cordova to a smelter in Tacoma, Washington.

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Particulars for Kennecott Mines:
Area of Significance Engineering
Historic Use Extractive facility
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Historic Use Institutional housing
Level of Significance National
Owner Private



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 12th July 1978

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Kennecott Mines
Registry Address: SE of Kennecott Glacier on N bank of National Creek
Registry Number: 78003420
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private
Architect: Kennecott Mines Co.; et al.
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 7700
Contributing Buildings: 42
Contributing Sites: 1
Contributing Structures: 5
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Industry, Engineering
Applicable Criteria: Event
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1911
Historic Function: Domestic, Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Institutional housing, Extractive facility
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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