Friday, February 11, 2022 - 05:39
the chickaloon coal works were the reason the RR from ship creek was undertaken in the first place; the US Navy in the Pacific was desperate for coal. by the time the buisness was well in hand, however, the Navy had begun to convert to oil. still. Deb's Grandpa and Uncle worked the mines. and the RR was used to bring colonists to Palmer.