Cordova District — Prince William Sound Region

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Cordova District — Prince William Sound Region

Gold Mining Site AK • Prince William Sound Region, Alaska County
Description
On the Cordova USGS quadrangle is the Cordova district. North of Cordova 5 miles is the Wilson Point Mine, which produced lode gold. East southeast of Cordova 20 miles is the lode gold mines of the Bear Creek Mining Company, Lucky Strike Mining Company and McKinley Lake Mining Company.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: prince_william_sound_ak.shtml. Area: Cordova District. Map coordinates are an approximate region/district centroid — not a precise claim site. On the Cordova USGS quadrangle is the Cordova district. North of Cordova 5 miles is the Wilson Point Mine, which produced lode gold. East southeast of Cordova 20 miles is the lode gold mines of the Bear Creek Mining Company, Lucky Strike Mining Company and McKinley Lake Mining Company.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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