Highlight • Settlement
McCarthy
Running
5.0
(1)
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Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
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Brendan
September 22, 2023
Running
A small town that formed alongside the Kennecott Mine and Mill site, five miles away. McCarthy flourished during the copper mining boom, and played a part in the railroad infrastructure that shipped the copper ore to Tacoma, WA for processing. After a decline in the mid-to-late-1900s, McCarthy has been revived to serve the tourists visiting Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. The town has restaurants and several air taxi and guiding companies.
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