Buffalo Coal Mine, Vulcan Cable Hoist, Wishbone Hill, Southeast end, near Moose Creek, Sutton, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK

Significance: During the 1940s, the hoist was used as part of the operations of the Buffalo Coal Mine site. It was later removed and transported to the Sutton Outdoor Mining Museum.

Survey number: HAER AK-22-A

Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1984 Subsequent Work

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