Hirshey Mine

Hirshey Mine
Nearest city Hope, Alaska
Coordinates 60°47′39″N 149°31′5″W / 60.79417°N 149.51806°W / 60.79417; -149.51806Coordinates: 60°47′39″N 149°31′5″W / 60.79417°N 149.51806°W / 60.79417; -149.51806
Area less than one acre
Built 1911 (1911)
NRHP Reference # 78003419[1]
Added to NRHP September 13, 1978

The Hirshey Mine was one of the major gold mines in the northern mountains of the Kenai Peninsula in south-central Alaska in the first half of the 20th century. The mine, unlike many local claims an underground operation, is located in the mountains of what is now Chugach National Forest, on the east side of Palmer Creek about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of the community of Hope. The claim was staked in 1911 John Hirshey, who arrived in the area in 1895 and was one of the early settlers of Hope. He called the claim his "Lucky Strike", and it was worked until all mines were closed in the area in 1942. When the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, remnants of two buildings survived, along with the entrance to one of the tunnels and discarded equipment.[1][2]

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Hirshey Mine" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
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