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Amalga

Amalga

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Juneau
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2398 ft (730.91 m)
About

site of former settlement and post office at the Eagle River Mine, about 4 mi. NE of mouth of Eagle River and 22 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.;

History of Amalga

A miner's name apparently derived from the word "amalgam". This mining settlement at the Eagle River Mine was established about 1902 and the post office in 1905. The settlement was abandoned about 1927 (DeArmond 1957), the same year the post office was discontinued (Ricks, 1965, p. 3).