HATCHER PASS IS HISTORIC GOLD COUNTRY.
In 1906, Robert L. Hatcher staked and filed the first hard rock gold claim opening one of the richest chapters in Alaska mining history lasting until 1953 when Independence Mine was finally closed.
In 1906, Robert L. Hatcher staked and filed the first hard rock gold claim opening one of the richest chapters in Alaska mining history lasting until 1953 when Independence Mine was finally closed.
In the late 1970's, the Independence Mine State Historical Park was established, where today, guides lead walking tours among its romantic old buildings. The Hatcher Pass Lodge is situated on a ten acre private inholding within the 761 acre park and is under original ownership since Federal Patent Application in 1963.
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