Coal Creek Dredge
Coal Creek Dredge
NPS Photo by Josh Spice
The Coal Creek Dredge is a piece of living history in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Step back in time and experience the history of mining in Yukon-Charley Rivers by: - Taking a Self-Guided Dredge Tour (pdf) - Learning about Yukon River Mining History and Techniques (pdf) - Re-living and Remembering Life at Coal Creek (pdf) - Reading about the History of the Coal Creek Dredge |
Did You Know?
The Washington Creek steam tractor was used in an effort to transport coal before it was determined that the coal in Yukon-Charley was too soft to be burned by sternwheelers.