Amalga, Alaska Explained

Amalga is a former gold-mining town outside of Juneau, Alaska.^[1] The area is now part of the Tongass National Forest.^[2] The Library of Congress has a photograph of Amalga by Winter & Pond in its collection.^[3] The area was once homesteaded and farmed.^[4] 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.^[5]

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58.7417°N -134.7667°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: You searched for Amalga - The Alaska Life. www.thealaskalife.com.
2. Web site: Juneau's Hidden History: Amalga, Juneau's ghost town - Juneau Empire. 28 October 2015.
3. Web site: Amalga, Alaska. Library of Congress.
4. Web site: Report of the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations. Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations. (U.S.). 26 November 2018. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
5. Book: Orth, Donald J.. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. 69. amalga alaska.. 26 November 1967. U.S. Government Printing Office. Internet Archive.