Greetings Gang,
Little Fox here. Today I'm exploring the Crow Creek Mine near Girdwood, Alaska. There is a lot of mining history and active mining as well in Alaska. Crow Creek Mine was an active hyrdaulic gold mine from about 1900 to about 1969.
A family bought the mine in 1969 to live at the mine's main house and also preserve the mine and buildings. A family still lives at the main houses of the mine but you are able to tour around the buildings as well.
Quite a few old buildings are still in pretty good shape. Not bad for buildings 100 years or older.
This building was the mess hall. It was added onto as the mine grew u the 1920s. The right hand side of the building is the new addition. The new addition housed a larger cooking and food preparation area.
Most of the buildings were accessible to visitors. They pretty much left the decor as it was found when the family bought the mine in the late 60s.
It's cool to see these old boxes with familiar brands.
The amateur archeologist in me loves exploring these buildings and looking at the old artifacts.
Another awesome expedition. This fox worked hard, time for something to drink.
And a small snack.
Excellent adventure! Reminds me a bit of Barkerville here in BC. Ummm... if that is a "small snack", I'd hate to see a "big lunch"!
ReplyDeleteJust checked out Barkersville BC, looks like a cool place and I learned something new....now I have to do some research on the Cariboo Goldrush
ReplyDeleteOk that snack looks really good. Glad you are enjoying the trip
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