INDEPENDENCE MINE
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| NAME: Independence
Mine COUNTY: Matanuska-Susitna Borough ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Snow in winter, Cold summers BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime but winter if you want to see the ghost town. |
COMMENTS:
Not too far from Anchorage. REMAINS: A mill and over 25 buildings, visitors center, museum. |
| Gold in this area was discovered in 1908 by Robert hatcher and in 1936, a camp boomed here. There was even an aerial tramway to haul the ore. Today there is a visitors center and musuem. |
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