National Register of Historic Places

APA's Diamond NN Cannery

South Naknek, Bristol Bay County, Alaska
Listed
August 20, 2021
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100006826

About this property

The Alaska Packer's Association Diamond NN Cannery located at the mouth of the Naknek River (Bristol Bay) in Naknek, Alaska operated between 1890 and 2015. Prior to the passage of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 it was common for mess halls and bunkhouses to be segregated. In 2020, the cannery site was formally nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and in 2021 the nomination was forwarded by the Alaska Historical Commission for national listing consideration. It was listed in August 2021. An exhibit based on the history of the cannery called, "Mug Up: The Language of Work" opens at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau, AK in February 2022.

Location

101 Cannery Rd.
South Naknek, Bristol Bay County, Alaska
58.71637, -156.99917

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 100006826. It was listed on August 20, 2021.

Categories

ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ABORIGINALARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC NON-ABORIGINALETHNIC HERITAGE-NATIVE AMERICANETHNIC HERITAGE-EUROPEANETHNIC HERITAGE-ASIANETHNIC HERITAGE-BLACKETHNIC HERITAGE-HISPANICETHNIC HERITAGE-PACIFIC ISLANDERHEALTH/MEDICINEINDUSTRYSOCIAL HISTORYMARITIME HISTORYARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Bristol Bay Warfare – Naknek Area
1200Pre-Columbian
0.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was APA's Diamond NN Cannery listed on the National Register?

APA's Diamond NN Cannery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2021.

What type of historic resource is APA's Diamond NN Cannery?

APA's Diamond NN Cannery is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for APA's Diamond NN Cannery?

The period of significance for APA's Diamond NN Cannery is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1890.

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