Kennecot/Kennicot Mill
The town of Kennecot sits near the Kennecot Glacier, and supported the misspelled Kennecot copper mines. The mines themselves are high in the mountains overhead, and long tramways transported the ore and workers between the portals and the mill town. Kennecot was connected to the coastal town of Cordova via the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad. Parts of the railroad grade are now highways, although flooding and bridge washouts prevented Cordova from being connected to the state highway network. Click here for my page on Cordova UE.
The town of McCarthy is the first stop for most visitors. Originally
the red light district for the company town of Kennicot, this is now a
small tourism-oriented town.
The most prominent building is the old Concentration Mill, rising 14
stories above Kennicot.
Inside the mill, once you crawl through a few holes, bypass the locked
doors, and avoid the $25 tour ;-)
Other buildings in the mill area. Many are being restored by the National
Park service, who has also helpfully dynamited most of the mine entrances.
The terminal morraine and rock covered Kennicot Glacier.
Click here for the page on the Jumbo Mine.
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