Indian Valley Mine

Indian Valley Mine
Nearest city Indian, Anchorage, Alaska
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1920 (1920)
NRHP Reference # 89001762[1]
Added to NRHP October 25, 1989

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.[2] 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.[3]

The mine was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It now a tourist attraction that is open seven days a week during the summer season (mid-May to mid-September).[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indian Valley Mine". indianvalleymine.com. Indian Valley Mine. Retrieved 17 Dec 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mine history". indianvalleymine.com. Indian Valley Mine. Retrieved 17 Dec 2014.
  4. ↑ "Contact". indianvalleymine.com. Indian Valley Mine. Retrieved 10 Nov 2015.

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