Level II Cultural Resources Survey of Sterling Landing, Alaska

Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project

Author(s): Morgan R. Blanchard

Year: 2015

Summary

This report presents the results of a historic research, survey, mapping, inventory and evaluation at Sterling Landing (Alaska Heritage Resources Survey (AHRS) site MCG-00004). Sterling Landing was an early 20th century settlement along the Kuskokwim River and was more recently used as a fuel tank farm associated with the Tatalina Long Range Radar Station, which later underwent environmental cleanup. The project involved travel to the site to document the remains of the old Sterling Landing community, including mapping site features and boundaries, with the objective of determining what if anything remains of the historic community of Sterling Landing and what effect the construction of the modern tank farm had on the settlement. The purpose of the survey was to identify cultural resources at Sterling Landing and determine if they are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Features identified during the pre-field research and 2015 cultural resources survey of Sterling Landing are not collectively eligible for listing on the NRHP as a historic district.

Cite this Record

Level II Cultural Resources Survey of Sterling Landing, Alaska. Morgan R. Blanchard. 2015 ( tDAR id: 459052) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459052

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Keywords

Site Name
Feature 1 • Feature 10 • Feature 11 • Feature 12 • Feature 13 • Feature 14 • Feature 15 • Feature 16 • Feature 17 • Feature 18 • Feature 19 • Feature 2 • Feature 20 • Feature 21 • Feature 22 • Feature 23 • Feature 24 • Feature 25 • Feature 26 • Feature 27 • Feature 28 • Feature 3 • Feature 4 • Feature 5 • Feature 6 • Feature 7 • Feature 8 • Feature 9 Show More

Investigation Types
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Remote Sensing • Systematic Survey

General
11th Air Force • 611th • 611th Air Support Group • 611th Civil Engineer Squadron • ARC Bunkhouse • ARC Outhouse • Cabin • Cache • Company Warehouse • Concrete Block • Eligible • MCG-00004 • MCG-0078 • National Register of Historic Places • Pacific Air Forces • Pipeline • Platform • Potentially Eligible • Ramp • Road Commission Garage • Road Commission Warehouse • Roadhouse • tank • United States Air Force • USAF Diesel Tank • USAF Gasoline Tank • USAF Pump Shed Show More

Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
World War II

Spatial Coverage

min long: -170.016; min lat: 51.487 ; max long: -141.047; max lat: 68.567 ;

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