Green Butte Copper Company, McCarthy Creek 12 miles Northeast of McCarthy, McCarthy, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK
Summary
Significance: Originally staked by John Barrett, mine promoter and town father of McCarthy, this site is representative of the copper camps that sprung up near the productive Kennecott mine during the high metal market prices of World War I and the speculative 1920s. From 1922 to 1925, a few carloads of copper were extracted and, in 1926, the owners ceased production. Many artifacts and machinery remain in place because the site is remote and inaccessible, giving the appearance that the owners just closed the doors, intending to return the next season.
Survey number: HAER AK-9
Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Green Butte Copper Company
Barrett, John
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
McCarthy, 61.43333, -142.92167
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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