Anchorage, AK (Geographic Keyword)
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This Management Action Plan (MAP) for Tin City Long Range Radar Station (LRRS) is intended to be a strategic document integrating the Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) into a series of response actions necessary to protect human health and the environment. Due to the dynamics inherent in the strategic planning process, the MAP represents a “snapshot” in time, requiring periodic updating to remain useful.
Management Action Plan West Nome Tank Farm, Alaska (1997)
This Management Action Plan (MAP) for West Nome Tank Farm is intended to be a strategic document integrating the environmental restoration program into a series of response actions necessary to protect human health and the environment. Due to the dynamics inherent in the strategic planning process, the MAP represents a “snapshot” in time, requiring periodic updating to remain useful.
Management of a Nike Site: A Feasibility Study for Management of Nike Site Summit, Fort Richardson, Alaska (1997)
Site Summit is a significant Alaskan Cold War Era property. In recognition of this, the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places listed it on July 11, 1996. A Department of Defense (DoD) Legacy grant through Fort Richardson to the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation's Office of History and Archaeology paid for research and preparation of the nomination. The Army obtained a second DoD Legacy grant for a feasibility study to help identify potential management actions for the...
Map of Fort Richardson - Rail Access Plan (2020)
This document includes a map of Fort Richardson's rail access plan located in Anchorage, Alaska.
Memorandum for Alaska Department of Natural Resources and Office of History and Archaeology: Statement of "No Historic Properties Affected" for Proposed Demolition (2008)
This document includes a letter regarding determination of historic structures at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson.
Memorandum for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Office of History and Archaeology: Demolition of Building 36012, Central Heating and Power Plant (CHPP) (2017)
This document includes a letter to the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the demolition of building 36012 the old central heating and power plant facility.
Methodology: U.S. Army Alaska 2006 Range Developments Section 106 Archaeological Inventory and Evaluation Fort Richardson and Fort Wainwright (2006)
U.S. Army Alaska planned to survey several past inventoried archaeological sites during the 2006 summer field season. The focus of this work would involve: 1) the survey of firing fans associated with training ranges on Fort Wainwright's Yukon and Donelly Training Areas, 2). Evaluations to determine eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places of archaeological sites that may be impacted by future development on the Donnelly Training Area, and 3). Numerous smaller...
Narrative Report of Alaska Construction, 1941-1944 (1984)
This report covers the engineering and construction activities of the Corps of Engineers in Alaska during the following periods: January 15, 1941-1 May 1942. This report is presented in narrative form. It is intended to be informative and factual but at the same time interesting and readable. Minute details are not given. Three main sections comprise the report. The first is a brief history of each of the thirty-nine major projects, in order according to dates construction commenced. Each...
National Register of Historic Places Determination of Eligibility for the Bryant Airfield Air Traffic Control Tower, Building 48000, Fort Richardson, AK (2010)
Northern Land Use Research, Inc. (NLUR) conducted a Section 106 evaluation of one building located at Bryant Army Airfield, Alaska. This report details this evaluation. The facility is an Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) facility located in the northeast portion of Fort Richardson, Alaska, northeast of Anchorage. The AKARNG proposes to rehabilitate the Bryant Air Traffic Control Tower. The building has been vacant since 1996. The building has been assigned Alaska Heritage Resources Survey...
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Site Summit (ANC-789), Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (1995)
This document is a National Register of Historic Places registration form for site ANC-789 Site Summit.
National Register of Historic Places Themes and Historic Context for Air Force, Army, and Navy in the Cold War, United States Air Force Air Combat Command (2017)
This report provides a context and themes for assessing the historic significance of DoD Cold War-era resources for NRHP eligibility. Based on earlier guidelines and investigations, which have highlighted many important military functions, the themes developed for this task allow one to assess the significance of resources within the broader military context common to all DoD Components. It is also beneficial for recognizing the historic significance of resources under and over 50 years of age,...
Native Village of Eklutna: Archaeological Resources and Traditional Cultural Properties, the K'enaht'ana Dena'ina Utilization of Lands Now Under the Purview of US Army Garrison-Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska (2006)
The Native Village of Eklutna (NVE) received a contract in 2006 (912CZ-05-C-0018) from USAG-AK to identify Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) upon USAG-AK property, Fort Richardson, and within a one mile area of effect, the buffer area. Thirty-six geographical landscapes were investigated, including eight referenced by the Dena’ina Elder Shem Pete (Kari and Fall 2003). In addition to the field work, NVE staff collected and transcribed oral history interviews with Dena’ina Elders, the...
Nike Hercules Operations in Alaska: 1959-1979 (2004)
The objective of this report is to provide a personal history, documenting what it was like for young servicemen to live and work at Alaska’s Nike batteries where the weather, isolation, and pressures of being on the front lines of the Cold War culminated in a unique and unforgettable experience. Limited archival information was available in the state, and further research may add more to the Alaskan Nike Hercules story.
North-South Runway Expansion Project Area, JBER, Cultural Resources Study Final Report, United States Air Force Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (2015)
The U.S. Air Force proposed to extend the north end of the north/south-oriented runway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Because the proposed project included federal funds and lands, it qualified as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), U.S. Code (USC) Title 54, Section 306108 (54 USC 306108); therefore, an identification-phase cultural resources survey of the project area was planned and completed in June 2015 to comply with Section 106...
Operation Helping Hand - The Armed Forces React to Earthquake Disaster (1964)
This report details the disaster recovery plan following the earthquake that affected Alaska on March 27, 1964. The earthquake was a disaster of major magnitude which seismologists claim to be the most devastating on record in North America. This plan was created to provide assistance to stricken communities and aid in their recovery.
An Overview of Dena’ina Athabascan Uses of Sites on and Near Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska (2003)
The area presently occupied by the Elmendorf Air Force Base (Elmendorf AFB) in southcentral Alaska lies within the traditional territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina (Tanaina) Athabascan Indians. In 1994, members of the Dena'ina Athabascan community of Eklutna formed the "Dena'ina Team," and, working with cultural anthropologist Nancy Yaw Davis and Elmendorf AFB personnel, began to investigate potential Dena'ina prehistoric and historic sites on the base (Davis and the Dena'ina Team 1994,...
Patriot Ground-Based Air Defense Battery Locations, JBER, Cultural Resources Survey Report, United States Air Force Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (2016)
The U.S. Air Force proposed to construct a permanent Patriot Ground-based Air Defense (GBAD) battery location at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to support two Patriot GBAD batteries. The two locations discussed in this report are two of the alternatives being considered in the Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) for the Patriot GBAD project. Because the proposed project includes federal funds and lands, it qualifies as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic...
Patterns of the Past: An Inventory of Anchorage's Historic Resources (1986)
This document consists of an inventory report which was created for anchorage's historic resources by the Municipality of Anchorage Community Planning Department. The document contains a chapter of the historic resources found at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
Phase I Inventory of Cultural Resources and Overview: Historic Preservation Plan for U.S. Army Lands in Alaska (1986)
This document includes a historic preservation plan of cultural resources found on Fort Richardson. It includes a summary, determination of historic buildings, and potential impacts to the area.
Photo of the Anchorage Matanuska Highway Site (1991)
This document includes photographs of a tablet that was created to commemorate the opening of the Anchorage-Matanuska Highway.
Preserving America's Heritage, Program Comment for Wherry and Capehart Era Family Housing at Air Force and Navy Bases (2004)
This Program Comment, adopted pursuant of 36 CFR § 800.l4( e), demonstrates Department of the Air Force (Air Force) and Department of the Navy (Navy) compliance with their responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act with regard to the following actions in the management of the Wherry and Capehart Era family housing: maintenance repair, layaway, mothballing, privatization and transfer out of federal agency ownership, substantial alteration through renovation,...
Remembering Our Heritage, Elmendorf Air Force Base (2005)
Historical timeline regarding the development of Elmendorf Air Force Base from 1919 to 2005 provided from the Office of History at Elmendorf AFB.
State Historic Preservation Office Letter: 2016 Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed North-South Runway Expansion, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (2016)
This document includes State Historic Preservation Office Correspondence regarding the proposed North-South runway expansion at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
State Historic Preservation Office Letter: 34.5KV Transmission Line Project on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER), Alaska (2016)
This document consists of a letter that includes a review of site eligibility for ANC-04284, ANC-04285, and ANC-04286 by the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office.
State Historic Preservation Office Letter: Ammunition Supply Point Upgrades, Fort Richardson Cantonment (2005)
This document includes recommendations from the Alaska State Preservation Officer regarding the ammunition supply point upgrades at Fort Richardson in the cantonment area.