This Day in Alaska History-October 2nd, 1911
This Day in Alaska History-September 18th, 1915
On the morning of September 18th, 1915, a tremendous explosion took place in Prince William Sound. The explosion originated at the Granite Mine in Hobo Bay. A ton and a half of dynamite was deemed to have been set off by a disgruntled employee who had been fired the day before. Despite the massive explosion […]
August 2nd, 1924
This Day in Alaska History-April 8th, 1944
It was 82 years today that Alaska’s largest mine shut down in Juneau. The shutdown was initiated the shutdown in 1944, deeming that the mine was a non-essential service. The mine consisted 209 acres on the southeast side of Gold Creek with two dozen claims. mining tunnels stretched all the way to the Gastineau […]