Mines

The historic Carnegie Museum.

The U.S. Army built Fort Wilkins in 1844 to keep the peace in Michigan’s Copper Country. However, by 1870 the army permanently abandoned the facility. It now serves as an example of mid-19th century army life on the northern frontier. Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a Keweenaw Heritage Sites partner of Keweenaw National Historical Park.

Visit Painesdale Mine and Shaft.

Learn about Finnish culture and heritage.

Once home to the C&H pattern shop.

Explore the history of South Range and its nearby communities.

The history of firefighting in the Copper Country.

While most who visit and live in Alaska know of Fannie as the legendary pioneer who arrived in the Kantishna Hills during the 1905-06 gold rush, there is another side to Fannie’s extraordinary life that is not as well known—notably, her contributions to science and the local community.

Learn about the Chinese Fishing and Shrimping Industry in the Bay Area and its connection to China Beach.

The National Park Service and multiple partners will address salmon habitat, flooding and erosion issues along Coal Creek in Alaska through projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The restoration projects will focus on habitat along Coal Creek while preserving the area’s historic features.

Each park-specific page in the NPS Geodiversity Atlas provides basic information on the significant geologic features and processes occurring in the park.

Reconnect with nature by spending the day in this serene and no-frills park. If you are looking for a self-guided experience to experience the outdoors without any distractions, then Palmer State Park is the place to go.

During the early 20th-century Colorado River Gold Rush, many entrepreneurs such as Charles Spencer tried their luck with various mining ventures. Archeologists studied the remains of Spencer's mining camp and steamboat wreck to understand more about this short-lived industry.

Along Alaska’s Yukon River corridor, evidence of historical gold mining activity is scattered across the landscape. In addition to buildings, building ruins, and the piles of waste rock called tailings, examples of mining machinery can be found wherever mining took place. Because the machines were costly or difficult to move, they were usually left in place. Explore Yukon mining sites via HDP’s virtual tours and archival HABS and HAER documentation.

Learn about Skagway, a town established as a result of a gold strike in the Klondike region of Canada's Yukon Territory.

In the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, newly freed African Americans faced monumental challenges to establish their own households, farm their own lands, establish community institutions and churches, and to pursue equal justice under the law in a period of racist violence. A new NPS report presents the story of the extraordinary accomplishments of rural African Americans in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The lesson is based on the Las Vegas Mormon Fort, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.