Alaska National Historic Landmarks A to Z - National Historic Landmarks in Alaska (U.S. National Park Service)

Find Your NHL By Name

Adak Army & Naval Operating Bases NHL

Established in 1942, these WWII installations were an important part of the U.S. western front
The fight for civil rights in Alaska
Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall

Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall NHL on Katlean St. in Sitka, Alaska
Amalik Bay Archeological District NHL

Amalik Bay is an archeological district with evidence of settlements spanning from over 7,000 to 1,000 years ago
American Flag Raising Site NHL

On October 18, 1867, the Russian flag was lowered on Castle Hill and the United States flag was raised
Anangula National Historic Landmark

Anangula is one of the earliest known human settlements in the Aleutian Islands
Attu Island WWII Battlefield & Bases NHL

Attu was the site of the only World War II battle fought in North America
Bering Expedition Landing Site NHL

Russia's arrival in Alaska opened a land that was unknown to westerners
Birnirk (Piġniq) Site NHL

Birnirk Life on the Arctic Coast 1,500 years ago
Brooks River Archeological District NHL

People have fished the Brooks River for nearly 4,000 years, and the remains of their villages and hunting camps are preserved for the future

Cape Nome & Anvil Creek NHL

Cape Nome and Anvil Creek National Historic Landmark
Chaluka Site National Historic Landmark

Archeologist have studied periods of Aleutian cultures at an ancient village site near Nikolski Village
Chilkoot Trail and Dyea NHL

From 1897 to 1899, thousands of prospectors and "boomers" used the Chilkoot and White Pass Trails
Church of the Holy Ascension NHL

Church of the Holy Ascension National Historic Landmark in the Aleutians
Dry Creek National Historic Landmark

The oldest component of the Dry Creek Site is over 11,000 years old
Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears NHL

Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army National Historic Landmark
Eagle Historic District

Fort Egbert was established as a control station and headquarters for northern Alaska in 1889
Fort Durham National Historic Landmark

Fort Durham represents the struggle between England, the United States, and the Russian Empire's control of the Americas
Fort Glenn National Historic Landmark

Fort Glenn NHL is the most comprehensive and intact World War II base in the Aleutian Islands

Gallagher Flint Station NHL

Discovered on a 1970 survey of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline route across Arctic Alaska
George C. Thomas Memorial Library NHL

Thomas Memorial Library is the site of a 1915 meeting between U.S. Government officials and Alaska Natives negotiating land claims
Holy Assumption Orthodox Church NHL
Ipiutak National Historic Landmark

The Ipiutak Site National Historic Landmark is one of the largest precontact village sites in Arctic Alaska
Iyatayet National Historic Landmark

The Iyatayet Site NHL was settled over 5,500 years ago
Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska NHL

Japanese troops occupied Kiska Island for more than 14 months before evacuating under cover of fog on July 28, 1943.
Kake Cannery NHL

Kake Cannery (Keku Cannery), constructed from 1912 to 1940, demonstrates the trends, tech, and labor history of the Pacific salmon industry
Kennecott Mines NHL

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark
Kijik Archeological District NHL

The Kijik Archeological District is an expansive collection of Dena'ina Athabascan villages that begin from around 2000 years ago

Ladd Field National Historic Landmark

Where WWII planes headed for Russia, Ladd Field, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Leffingwell Camp Site NHL

From 1907 to 1914, Ernest de Koven Leffingwell's base camp on the arctic coast of Alaska
Nenana National Historic Landmark

During the first half of the 20th century, the Yukon was the steamboat superhighway of the north
New Russia Site NHL

The New Russia settlement was the cause of great friction between the Yakutat Tlingit and Russian colonialists
Old Sitka National Historic Landmark

Entry to the Old Sitka State Historical park in lush green Sitka, Alaska.
Onion Portage NHL

For 8,000 years, people camped, made tools, prepared game, and built settlements at Onion Portage.
Palugvik National Historic Landmark

The Palugvik Site shows a long-established Chugach culture in Alaska
Russian American Co. Building No. 29 NHL

Line drawing of the Russian-American Building No.29 in Sitka, Alaska.
Russian Bishop's House NHL

The historic Russian Bishop's House

Seal Islands NHL

The Seal Islands National Historic Landmark, St. Paul and St. George Islands, Alaska
Sheldon Jackson School NHL

Sheldon Jackson School is nationally significant for its role in Alaska Native communities during the first half of the 20th century
Sitka Navy Base & Army Defenses NHL

Sitka Navy Base & Army Defenses NHL is significant for being the Navy's first WWII air station in Alaska
Tree farm in the Aleutians
Sitka Spruce Plantation NHL

Sitka Spruce Plantation National Historic Landmark, Unalaska
Skagway & White Pass NHL

An Alaskan frontier mining town, situated on a prime route to the Upper Yukon Valley and Klondike gold-bearing regions
St. Michael's Russian Cathedral NHL

Constructed between 1844 and 1848, the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel is the principal representative of Russian cultural influence
Three Saints Bay Site NHL

Three Saints Bay was the first Russian colony in America and served as a base for the exploration and settlement of other stations
Wales Sites National Historic Landmark
Walrus Islands Archeological NHL

The Walrus Islands is one of the few remaining places that provide evidence of human settlement of the Bering Sea continental shelf