Moss encrusted mooring line wrapped around old rusty dock cleat at the abandoned Alaska Pulp Corporation site in Sitka, Alaska

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Ship's docking cleat wrapped in decomposing moss covered rope at the closed Alaska Pulp Corporation site in Sitka, Alaska. In 1959, the Alaska Pulp Corporation pulp mill began producing wood fiber from timber harvested from the Tongass National Forest under a long term contract with the US Forest Service. The mill employed 450 Sitkans at peak, making wood fiber used primarily in the production of rayon fabrics and later used in paper manufacturing. In 1993, Alaska Pulp Corporation announced the closure of the mill. After repeated attempts to sell the site and mill, Alaska Pulp decided to demolish the former mill and donate the site to the City of Sitka. In 1999, the City & Borough of Sitka officially took ownership of the site upon completion of demolition. Photography by Jeffrey Wickett, NorthLight Photography llc,

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Size: 4256px × 2831px
Location: Sawmill Cove Industrial Park, Sitka, Alaska
Photo credit: © Jeffrey Wickett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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