Elmendorf Air Force Base Homestead Study

Author(s): Becky M. Saleeby; Paula M. Daugherty

Year: 1998

Summary

The homesteading era is a fascinating, yet little known, period in the history of Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB). The land originally claimed by the Dena' in and now claimed by the military, provided, for a short time, homes and livelihoods for a group of Alaska pioneers, referred to here as the Elmendorf homesteaders. They began making entry onto their homestead parcels in 1914, when nearby Anchorage was simply a glorified tent city of railroad construction workers. Through the decades of the 1920s and 1930s, many others continued to apply for patent to homestead lands. The era came abruptly to a halt with military build-up at the beginning of World War II and the construction of Elmendorf Field, part of the Army's Fort Richardson, in 1940. Much of the land set aside for the military base was then owned by homesteaders, who had proven up on their claims and held title to their property. This report is one in a series of recent studies undertaken by the air force, in cooperation with the National Park Service, to provide a solid background of information for long-range planning and management of the cultural resources on Elmendorf AFB.

Cite this Record

Elmendorf Air Force Base Homestead Study. Becky M. Saleeby, Paula M. Daugherty. 1998 ( tDAR id: 457987) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8457987

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Keywords

Site Name
ANC-00425 • ANC-00426 • ANC-00443 • ANC-00839 • ANC-00840 • ANC-00841 • ANC-00842 • ANC-00908 • ANC-00912 • Brown Homestead • Cornelius Cabin • Emil Savola Homestead Cabin • Iver Nottviet Homestead Cabin • Moonshine Creek • Rosenbohm Homestead

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis

General
Alma Olsen • Amy Dunn • Anna May Smith • Anna Tuomi • Augustus B. Martin • Axel Hirvela • Billie Dennis • Billie Nottviet • Carl Teigland • Charles Oster • Chester Edward Bull • Con Pearski • Cultural Resources • Daisy Olive Kincaid Whitney • Dennis H. Hewitt • Donald Cross • Earl Swanson • Edith Urban • Edward Allenbaugh • Edward Berutto • Edward Holtz • Edward McElligott • Ellen Skinner • Elmendorf Homesteaders • Emil Savola • Esmerelda McDonald • Esther McElligott • Eunice Grohnert • Frank Arthur Terho • Frank Majewski • Freda Hewitt • Fred Brickley • Fred Peterson • George Gates • George H. Rosenbohm • George Miller • George Vaara • Grace (Lucy) Berruto • Gus J. Naylor • Harvey Golden Marsh • Harvey J. Smith • Hazel Beebe • Herbert J. Beebe • Homestead Study • Hulta Lesell • Ida Ohls • Inga Morris • Iver Nottviet • J.C. Morris • Jacob O. Berven • Jacob O. Lane • James Dunn • Jesse arion Cornelius • Jilja Korhonen • John Doran • John M. Brown • John McLeod,John Vanaja • John Partti • John Urban • Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson • louis J. Smith • Lydia Willard • Mabel Vaara • Mariola Marsh • Mason Charles Skinner • Matt Lesell • Maude Brewington • Maxine Allenbaugh • Max Willard • Murtrell Peterson • National Park Service • Nillie Brown • Olli Korhonen • Onni Tuomi • Osmund Olsen • Otto (Pupouen) Thompson • Patrick J. McDonald • Raymond Grasser • Rudolph Gilbertson • Sarah Kallunki • Viano Kolari • Vic Raide • Walter Brewington • Walter Grohnert • Werner Ohls • William Marsh Show More

Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory) • Anchorage, AK • Elmendorf Air Force Base • Matanuska Valley • Upper Cook Inlet

Temporal Keywords
Homestead Era

Spatial Coverage

min long: -150.152; min lat: 61.041 ; max long: -149.363; max lat: 61.381 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson CRM Manager

Record Identifiers

NPS(s): D-336

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