The Kink
United States historic place
The Kink | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey | |
 A miner's cabin at The Kink | |
| 64°23′08″N 142°01′38″W / 64.38562°N 142.02734°W / 64.38562; -142.02734 | |
| Area | 280 acres (110 ha) |
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| Built | 1904 (1904) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002161[1] |
| AHRS No. | EAG-064 |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1975 |
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 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
References
- ^ 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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There are no sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kusilvak Census Area.
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