August 2nd, 1924
This Day in Alaskan History-May 13th,1866
This Day in Alaska History-August 2nd, 1924
On August 2nd, 1924, a fire broke out in the power plant in Kennicott, the world’s leading producer of copper in the world. The steam-powered power plant produced electricity for the mines in the mountains, the Bonanza, Jumbo, Mother Lode, and Erie, as well as for the town that had sprung up to house and […]