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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Ladd Field
Primary role during WWII was major stopping point for the Lend-Lease program.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Sheldon Jackson School
Oldest institution of higher learning in Alaska.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: St. Michael's Cathedral
Primary evidence of Russian influence in North America.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Chaluka Site
Includes a large mound; yields information about origins of Aleuts.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ak: Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island
Site of the Japanese occupation of Kiska which along with nearby Attu were the only US land occupied by the Japanese during World War II.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Eagle Historic District
Historic district with over 100 well preserved buildings from the Gold Rush years on the Yukon river. Roald Amundsen announced his successful traverse of the Northwest Passage from here in 1905.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ak: Brooks River Archeological District
An archaeological site located along an ancient beach and modern river. There are twenty separate well preserved sites which have provided a large number of Arctic Small Tool Tradition artifacts.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Ipiutak Site
The type site for the Ipiutak culture.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Leffingwell Camp Site
Campsite of geologist and polar explorer Ernest de Koven Leffingwell on Arctic coast of Alaska, not far from Prudhoe Bay.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Sitka Spruce Plantation
First recorded afforestation project in North America; Russian settlers began in 1805; attempt to make Unalaska self-sufficient in timber.