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Amalga, Alaska

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Amalga is a former gold-mining town outside of Juneau, Alaska. The area is now part of the Tongass National Forest. The Library of Congress has a photograph of Amalga by Winter & Pond in its collection. The area was once homesteaded and farmed. A horse tram brought goods delivered by steamship to the mine.

Amalga had a post office near the Eagle River Mine. Amalga was established in 1902 and abandoned by 1927.

References

  1. "Amalga (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. "You searched for Amalga - The Alaska Life". www.thealaskalife.com.
  3. "Juneau's Hidden History: Amalga, Juneau's ghost town - Juneau Empire". October 28, 2015.
  4. "Amalga, Alaska". Library of Congress.
  5. (U.S.), Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations (November 26, 2018). "Report of the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  6. Orth, Donald J. (November 26, 1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 69 – via Internet Archive. amalga alaska.

58°44′30″N 134°46′00″W / 58.74167°N 134.76667°W / 58.74167; -134.76667

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