National Register of Historic Places

Kink, The

Fairbanks, Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska
Listed
November 20, 1975
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
75002161

About this property

The Kink is a manmade feature of the North Fork Fortymile River in remote eastern Alaska. It is a channel that was blasted through a rock ridge by gold miners in 1904, in the belief that bypassing a horseshoe-shaped meander in the river's natural flow would reveal gold deposits. The effort was unsuccessful. The area includes the remnants of a small mining camp. The creation of the channel was a major engineering feat of the time, given the remote location and harsh climate (conditions that continue to apply today). The Kink was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Location

Fairbanks, Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska
64.38739, -142.04356

Categories

INDUSTRYENGINEERINGEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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

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When was Kink, The listed on the National Register?

Kink, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975.

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