Primary Name: Nordahl, Jacob

Filed as: Nordahl, Jacob

Also known as: Jacob Nordahl

Occupation / Association: Miner; Machinist; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: 1873, Ålesund, Norway

Died: August 31, 1925, Juneau, Alaska

Associated places: Ålesund, Norway; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska

Keywords: Jacob Nordahl, Juneau Alaska miner, Treadwell Mine machinist, Alaska Juneau Mine machinist, Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo 6 charter member

Biography

Jacob Nordahl was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

He was born in Ålesund, Norway, in 1873 and immigrated to the United States in 1892. Nordahl came to Alaska in April 1894, where he settled in Juneau, except for a short period spent at the Westward.

He worked in the mining industry throughout Southeast Alaska. In the early days, he was a machinist at the Treadwell and Mexican Mines and later worked at the Alaska Juneau Mine. During his years in Alaska, he lived in both Douglas and Juneau.

Jacob Nordahl died in Juneau on August 31, 1925.

Sources

Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo 6 Biographical Sketch; Daily Alaska Empire, August 31, 1925