Sitka Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Coastal Defenses
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Sitka Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Coastal Defenses in Sitka, Alaska
was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places
and designated a National Historic Landmark
in 1986. Alternative or associated names are Sitka, the Causeway, and Mt. Edgecumbe School.
Formally commissioned as Sitka Naval Air Station in October 1939, this facility was redesignated as the Naval Operating Base in July 1942. During the early months of World War II, it was among the few installations prepared to guard the North Pacific against enemy incursion. Airplanes stationed at the base patrolled the southeast Alaskan waters, tracking reported submarines and watching for other enemy activity.
Located on Baranof Island, Sitka (or Japonski Island), it was declared a National Historic Landmark
on August 11, 1986.
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and designated a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1986. Alternative or associated names are Sitka, the Causeway, and Mt. Edgecumbe School.
Formally commissioned as Sitka Naval Air Station in October 1939, this facility was redesignated as the Naval Operating Base in July 1942. During the early months of World War II, it was among the few installations prepared to guard the North Pacific against enemy incursion. Airplanes stationed at the base patrolled the southeast Alaskan waters, tracking reported submarines and watching for other enemy activity.
Located on Baranof Island, Sitka (or Japonski Island), it was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
on August 11, 1986.