The Kink is a manmade feature of the North Fork Fortymile River in remote eastern Alaska. It is a channel that was blasted through a rock ridge by gold miners in 1904, in the belief that bypassing a horseshoe-shaped meander in the river's natural flow would reveal gold deposits. The effort was unsuccessful.
The Kink | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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 A miner's cabin at The Kink | |
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| Location | Along the North Fork Fortymile River, about 21.5 miles (34.6 km) north of Chicken |
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| Nearest city | Chicken, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 64°23′08″N 142°01′38″W / 64.38562°N 142.02734°W |
| Area | 280 acres (110 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002161[1] |
| AHRS No. | EAG-064 |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1975 |
The area includes the remnants of a small mining camp. The creation of the channel was a major engineering feat of the time, given the remote location and harsh climate (conditions that continue to apply today).[2]
The Kink was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for The Kink". National Park Service. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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