Turnagain Arm District — Cook Inlet - Susitna Region

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Turnagain Arm District — Cook Inlet - Susitna Region

Gold Mining Site AK • Cook Inlet - Susitna Region, Alaska County
Description
Turnagain Arm district is a seaway district south of Anchorage in central and north parts of the peninsula. Along Turnagain Arm, there were many small placer operations. There were also many hard rock mines, especially around the head of Crow Creek. Along Mills, Canyon, Falls and Cooper Creeks placers were discovered in 1896. These placer are very rich. along Crow, Resurrection, Palmer, Sixmile and other creeks, draining into the Turnagain Arm from the north part of the peninsula had rich pla...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: cook_inlet_susitna_region_ak.shtml. District: Turnagain Arm District. Map coordinates are an approximate region/district centroid — not a precise claim site. Turnagain Arm district is a seaway district south of Anchorage in central and north parts of the peninsula. Along Turnagain Arm, there were many small placer operations. There were also many hard rock mines, especially around the head of Crow Creek. Along Mills, Canyon, Falls and Cooper Creeks placers were discovered in 1896. These placer are very rich. along Crow, Resurrection, Palmer, Sixmile and other creeks, draining into the Turnagain Arm from the north part of the peninsula had rich placers.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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