Flash Floods Ravage Kennicott Hospital Building
Among the many structures at the historic Kennicott copper mill, Alaska, the hospital is the only building not painted red. The above photo shows the condition of the hospital in 1979.
The deterioration of the hospital by 1988. Flash flooding caused National creek to change course, filling the first floor with silt and rocks.
By 1994 the hospital is a near total loss. The subsequent flood of 2006 continued the destruction. I am heartsick to see the loss of these historic places.
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, artist of historic sites
