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McCarthy, Alaska
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McCarthy is a census-designated place in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The population was 107 at the 2020 census, up from 28
The old McCarthy hardware store
The old McCarthy hardware store
Aerial image from the 1930s
Aerial image from the 1930s
McCarthy in 1939
McCarthy in 1939
Railroads at McCarthy
Railroads at McCarthy
Kennecott, Alaska
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Kennecott, also known as Kennicott and Kennecott Mines, is an abandoned mining camp in the Copper River Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska that was the center of activity for several copper mines
McCarthy, Alaska
…with water. It is connected to the outside world via the McCarthy Road spur of the Edgerton Highway from Chitina, and must be passed through to reach Kennecott, which is also within the McCarthy CDP. Historically, from the end of the road one had to cross the Kennecott River and then a smaller stream using…
The 14-story Kennicott Concentration Mill (to the right). The mines are 5 miles up in the mountains to the east/northeast. Also pictured: foreground (
The 14-story Kennicott Concentration Mill (to the right). The mines are 5 miles up in the mountains to the east/northeast. Also pictured: foreground (left to right): power plant, machine shop, flotation plant, ammonia leaching plant (world's first); in the trees to the right - general manager's office (the log cabin portion was the first building built in Kennicott)
The Kennecott hospital (left) stood out as the town's only white-washed building. The vast majority of other town structures, including workers' bunkh
The Kennecott hospital (left) stood out as the town's only white-washed building. The vast majority of other town structures, including workers' bunkhouses (right), were painted red, the least expensive color at the time. The Kennecott hospital was also the site of the first X-ray machine in Alaska.
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark marker for the geologic outcrop
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark marker for the geologic outcrop
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark marker for the ore body
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark marker for the ore body