Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline of Kennecott copper brought a parallel pattern in Alaska's mineral production. It also illustrates a chapter in American economic and business history: the discovery of one of the world's richest copper deposits which led to the development of one of the world's greatest copper conglomerates.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N821
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N969
Survey number: HAER AK-1
Building/structure dates: 1913-1920 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1923 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78003420