Independence Mines

The Independence Mines, now Independence Mine State Historical 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 second-largest hard-rock gold mining operation in the state, after a larger site near Juneau. The company and the miners that preceded it built a substantial mining camp, with as many as sixteen wood-frame buildings, which were originally connected to each other by sheltered wooden "tunnels". When the company ended operations in 1950, it had expected to eventually resume operations, but never did; this resulted in a particularly well-preserved collection of mining equipment and buildings, although the weather has since taken a significant toll on the latter.

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Independence Mine State Historic Park
state historic site in the United States, gold mine, 

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Location: 61.7903, -149.2847, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Independence Mine State Historical Park, Hatcher Pass, Alaska near Palmer, AK

Independence Mine State Historical Park, Hatcher Pass, Alaska near Palmer, AK

Independence Mine State Historical Park, Hatcher Pass, Alaska near Palmer, AK

Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 81

Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 82

Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 80

Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 78

Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 83

Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 81

Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 79

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
site	mine	1934	Independence Mines	state historic site in the United States, gold mine	Wikidata
commons	image		Independence Mine State Historical Park, Hatcher Pass, Alaska near Palmer, AK		Commons
commons	image		Independence Mine State Historical Park, Hatcher Pass, Alaska near Palmer, AK		Commons
commons	image		Independence Mine State Historical Park, Hatcher Pass, Alaska near Palmer, AK		Commons
commons	image		Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 81		Commons
commons	image		Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 82		Commons
commons	image		Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 80		Commons
commons	image		Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 78		Commons
commons	image		Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 83		Commons
commons	image		Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 81		Commons
commons	image		Independence Mine Hatcher Pass district 79		Commons