Robert Kennicott
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Robert Kennicott was an American naturalist and herpetologist. Chronic illness kept Kennicott out of school as a child. Instead, Kennicott spent most of his time outdoors, collecting plants and animal
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Robert Kennicott by Samuel Montague Fassett
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Kennicott's skeleton on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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
Robert Kennicott
…commemorate his efforts on behalf of science, Kennicott Glacier, Kennicott Valley, MV Kennicott, and the Kennicott River were named after him. The town of Kennecott, famous for rich copper mines, was named for its proximity to the glacier. However, the name was slightly misspelled. Natural features have retained…
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' 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 ore body