The Kink facts for kids
For the rock band, see The Kinks. For other uses of "Kink", see Kink (disambiguation).
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The Kink
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A miner's cabin at The Kink
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 Location in Alaska
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| Location | Along the North Fork Fortymile River, about 21.5 miles (34.6 km) north of Chicken |
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| Nearest city | Chicken, Alaska |
| Area | 280 acres (110 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002161 |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1975 |
The Kink is a manmade feature of the North Fork Fortymile River in remote eastern Alaska. It is a channel that was blasted through a rock ridge by gold miners in 1904, in the belief that bypassing a horseshoe-shaped meander in the river's natural flow would reveal gold deposits. The effort was unsuccessful.
The area includes the remnants of a small mining camp. The creation of the channel was a major engineering feat of the time, given the remote location and harsh climate (conditions that continue to apply today).
The Kink was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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