The Indian Valley Mine is a historic
quartz mine located at 27301
Seward Highway (mile marker 104) within the community of
Indian in the
Municipality of Anchorage,
Alaska, between the main area of Anchorage and the city of
Seward on the north shore of
Turnagain Arm.[3] The quartz vein was discovered in 1910 by Peter Strong, who had come to Alaska in 1898 during the
Klondike Gold Rush, and had previously staked a small gold claim in the area. Strong worked this claim through the 1920s and 1930s, building a cabin and an assay house that are the oldest known buildings in the Turnagain Arm region.[4]
The mine was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It is now a tourist attraction that is open seven days a week during the summer season (mid-May to mid-September).[5]