This Day in Alaskan History-May 3rd, 1917
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This Day in Alaska History-April 22nd, 1917
It was on this day in 1917, that catastrophe struck the Treadwell and Mexican Mines on Douglas Island at 12:35 am. The mines that were below sea level on Douglas Island, across the Gastinou Channel from Juneau, began leaking the evening before, and the miners were evacuated. Then just after midnight, the mines collapsed […]
This Day in Alaska History-February 24th, 1917
This Day in Alaska History-December 31st, 1917
