# Independence Mine State Historical Park

> The buildings of a 1930s hard-rock gold mine high in the Talkeetna Mountains below Hatcher Pass. The road from Palmer is paved to the mine; beyond it, the pas

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The buildings of a 1930s hard-rock gold mine high in the Talkeetna Mountains below Hatcher Pass. The road from Palmer is paved to the mine; beyond it, the pass road is gravel and open only in summer.

- **Nearest town:** Palmer, AK
- **Category:** History & culture
- **GPS:** 61.7898, -149.2809
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