Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:access gptkb:McCarthy_Road
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1978
gptkbp:annualVisitors Thousands
gptkbp:area Approximately 7,700 acres
gptkbp:closed 1938
gptkbp:conservationEfforts gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Bonanza_Mine
gptkb:Erie_Mine
gptkb:Glacier_Mine
gptkb:Jumbo_Mine
gptkb:Kennecott_Mill_Town
gptkbp:copperProduction Over 4.6 million tons
gptkbp:copperValueExtracted Over $200 million (historic value)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designationYear 1986
gptkbp:established 1900
gptkbp:hasCompany gptkb:Kennecott_Copper_Corporation
gptkbp:hasResource Copper
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter Yes
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Alaska
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wrangell-St._Elias_National_Park_and_Preserve
gptkbp:miningEnded 1938
gptkbp:miningStarted 1911
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Kennecott_Copper_Corporation
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:McCarthy,_Alaska
gptkbp:notableFor High-grade copper ore
Historic preservation
Remote location
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 78000533
gptkbp:openToPublic Yes
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Wrangell-St._Elias_National_Park_and_Preserve
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:hospital
gptkb:school
gptkb:hydroelectric_power_station
General store
Machine shop
Mill building
Railroad depot
Residential cottages
gptkbp:servedRailroads gptkb:Copper_River_and_Northwestern_Railway
gptkbp:significance Copper mining history
gptkbp:touristAttraction Yes
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wrangell–St._Elias_National_Park
gptkb:Wrangell–St._Elias_National_Park_and_Preserve
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5