Alaska Syndicate
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The Alaska Syndicate was an early 20th-century business consortium backed by powerful Eastern financiers that controlled major mining and transportation interests in Alaska, including the development of the Kennecott copper operations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business consortium
ⓘ
mining syndicate ⓘ |
| activity |
acquisition of Alaskan mineral claims
ⓘ
construction of rail infrastructure ⓘ operation of shipping routes to Alaska ⓘ |
| backedBy |
Eastern financiers
ⓘ
Guggenheim family NERFINISHED ⓘ J. P. Morgan & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built | Copper River and Northwestern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalSource | Wall Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlled |
Alaska Copper River transportation network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alaska rail interests ⓘ Alaska steamship interests NERFINISHED ⓘ Kennecott copper deposits in the Wrangell Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developed |
Kennecott copper mill town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennecott copper mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1915 ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
expansion of Alaskan copper exports
ⓘ
rapid development of Kennecott mining district ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
catalyst for federal scrutiny of resource monopolies in Alaska
ⓘ
symbol of outside corporate control over Alaskan resources ⓘ |
| inception | 1906 ⓘ |
| industry |
mining
ⓘ
rail transportation ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Daniel Guggenheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J. P. Morgan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Murry Guggenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Birch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversy over resource exploitation in Alaska
ⓘ
influence on U.S. conservation and public lands policy debates ⓘ monopolistic control of Alaskan mining and transportation ⓘ |
| legalForm | private partnership ⓘ |
| notableProject | Kennecott copper operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingArea | Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
conservationists
ⓘ
progressive reformers ⓘ |
| owned |
Kennecott Copper Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
port facilities in Cordova, Alaska ⓘ steamship lines serving Alaska ⓘ |
| railwayDestination | Kennecott, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayTerminus | Cordova, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Ballinger–Pinchot controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Kennecott Copper Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark