Green Butte Copper Company, Portal Shed, McCarthy Creek 12 miles Northeast of McCarthy, McCarthy, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK
Summary
Significance: Used as part of the Green Butte Copper Company mining operation. The 50' x 17' structure has a cliff face that forms part of the wall. It is constructed of milled boards and post beams. Besides serving as the original blacksmith shop and generator room, the building contains innumerable artifacts from the 1920s.
Survey number: HAER AK-9-H
Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction
Tags
sheds
wooden buildings
copper mining
mccarthy
green
butte
copper
green butte copper company
portal
mccarthy creek
miles
northeast
valdez cordova
valdez cordova census area
alaska
history of alaska
alaska free images
alaska photographs
historic american engineering record
liz jandoli
jean p yearby
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
cabin
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Green Butte Copper Company
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
McCarthy
,
61.43333, -142.92167
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html