Mountain wilderness: historic resource study for Wrangell-St Elias National Park & Preserve

Hunt WR. 1991. Mountain wilderness: historic resource study for Wrangell-St Elias National Park & Preserve. Alaska Region. Anchorage, Alaska

This report is the historical narrative portion of the Historic Resource Study done for the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, as mandated by the National Historic Preservation Act. Historic themes addressed in the document include the story of the peoples who inhabited the land and their use of the resources, the mining frontier, transportation, scientific investigation, mountaineering, exploration and survey, and communities.

Type
Book
Authors
Hunt, William
Date of Issue
1991
Publisher
Alaska Region
Units
HIST , WRST
Keywords
Abercrombie, Alaskan Native Peoples, All, Anthropology, Bremner, Chisana, Chisana Gold Rush, Copper Center, Copper mining, Copper River, Copper River and Northwestern Railway, Cordova, CRBIB, Dan Creek, Discovery, ehistory, Exploration, exploring, gold mining, History, History, Hunting, Kennecott, Klutina Trail, Kuskulana, lakes and streams, Maritime Approaches, McCarthy, Mile Glacier Bridge, Millard, Million Dollar Bridge, Mining, Mining History, Mining sites, Mountaineering, Mountaineers, Mountians, Native Language Groups, native peoples, people, Physical Sciences, Regional Information, Research, Richardson Highway, Russell Glacier, Russian Era, Skolai, Steamboats, Steamer, Tikel, Tonsina, towns, Transportation, White River Trail, Wood Canyon, Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park And Preserve

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