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For the rock band, see The Kinks. For other uses, see Kink (disambiguation). United States historic place


The Kink
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey

A miner's cabin at The Kink

Location	Along the North Fork Fortymile River, about 21.5 miles (34.6 km) north of Chicken
Nearest city	Chicken, Alaska
Coordinates	64°23′08″N 142°01′38″W / 64.38562°N 142.02734°W / 64.38562; -142.02734
Area	280 acres (110 ha)
Built	1904 (1904)
NRHP reference No.	75002161
AHRS No.	EAG-064
Added to NRHP	November 20, 1975

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.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"NRHP nomination for The Kink". National Park Service. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

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