MAKE A MEME View Large Image View of Hyder and across Portland Canal into Canada, ca 1912 (THWAITES 316).jpeg Photograph Creator John E Thwaites Caption on image Hyder Alaska Looking across Portland Canal into Canada PH Coll 247 659<br/>Hyder was originally called ...
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Keywords: View of Hyder and across Portland Canal into Canada, ca 1912 (THWAITES 316).jpeg Photograph Creator John E Thwaites Caption on image Hyder Alaska Looking across Portland Canal into Canada PH Coll 247 659<br/>Hyder was originally called Portland City and the name was changed in 1914 after Frederick Hyder a Canadian mining engineer who predicted a bright future for the area Hyder's boom years occurred between the years 1920 and 1930 and the Riverside Mine extracted gold silver copper lead zinc and tungsten until 1953 By 1956 all major mining had closed except for Granduc Copper Mine in Canada which operated until 1984 Hyder is known as the Friendliest Ghost Town in Alaska Hyder's economy is based primarily on tourism today Stewart British Columbia is located just around a bed in the Portland Canal from Hyder Subjects LCTGM Dwellings--Alaska--Hyder; Buildings--Alaska--Hyder Subjects LCSH Hyder Alaska ; Cities and towns--Alaska--Hyder; Portland Canal Alaska and B C ; Canals--Alaska--Hyder; British Columbia depicted place Hyder Alaska ca 1912 Institution University of Washington UWASH-THWAITES-source accession number thwaites 316 PD-old-auto-1923 1940 Information field Order Number THW311 Images from the John E Thwaites Photographs of Alaska Collection to check Buildings in Alaska Hyder Alaska
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