Amalga, Alaska

Amalga is a former gold-mining town outside of Juneau, Alaska. The area is now part of the Tongass National Forest. The Library of Congress has a photograph of Amalga by Winter & Pond in its collection. The area was once homesteaded and farmed. A horse tram brought goods delivered by steamship to the mine.
Amalga had a post office near the Eagle River Mine. Amalga was established in 1902 and abandoned by 1927.