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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
Kennecott Historic Survey Drawings
Documentation of Kennecott was undertaken by the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), a division of the National Park Service, in cooperation with the Great Kennecott Glacier Land Company. Recording was carried out during the summers of 1985 and 1986.
 
 
Inside the Power Plant building
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Inside the Kennecott Power Plant
Fishwheel on Copper River  

Did You Know?
The fishwheel, today a common means of harvesting salmon on Alaska’s Copper River, first appeared in North America in Eastern North Carolina, where it was used to catch shad on the Roanoke and Pee Dee Rivers.

Last Updated: October 02, 2006 at 15:01 EST