Independence Mines, Alaska
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independence-mines-alaska-178-9626920
title:
Independence Mines, Alaska
text:
The Independence Mines, now Independence Mine State Historic Park, is the site of a former gold mining operation in the Talkeetna Mountains, across Hatcher Pass from Palmer, Alaska. The area's mining history dates to at least 1897, when active claims were reported in the vicinity of Fishook Creek. These early mining efforts were eventually joined to form the Wasilla Mining Company, which worked the mines from 1934 to 1943, and again from 1948 to 1950. The mining operation at Independence was the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Mines,_Alaska
date created:
2014-12-15T14:30:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T17:02:54Z
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