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Green Butte Copper Company, Portal Shed, McCarthy Creek 12 miles Northeast of McCarthy, McCarthy, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Green Butte Copper Company, Portal Shed, McCarthy Creek 12 miles Northeast of McCarthy, McCarthy, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

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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

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1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Green Butte Copper Company
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
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