Nelchina, AK

Nelchina is a census-designated place in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, situated about thirty miles west of Glennallen at an elevation of 2,402 feet. The Ahtna Athabascan name refers to the Little Nelchina River that flows through the region. Gold discoveries in the creeks draining the Chugach Mountains brought prospectors to the area in the late 1800s...