Historic American Building Survey Point Lay Long Range Radar Site

Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project

Author(s): 611th Civil Engineer Squadron

Year: 2021

Summary

This document includes a historic context and an architectural overview of Point Lay Long Range Radar Site (LRRS). Point Lay LRRS was one of the original Alaska Distant Early Warning (DEW) Stations. The purpose of the DEW line was to constantly monitor for possible enemy aircraft and ballistic missile threats during the Cold War era. Point Lay is representative of the typical modular DEW Line construction technique.

Cite this Record

Historic American Building Survey Point Lay Long Range Radar Site. 611th Civil Engineer Squadron. 2021 ( tDAR id: 459065) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459065

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Keywords

Site Name
Point Lay Long Range Radar Site • Point Lay LRRS

Investigation Types
Architectural Survey • Historic Background Research • Records Search / Inventory Checking

General
11th Air Force • 611th • 611th Air Support Group • 611th Civil Engineer Squadron • LRRS • Pacific Air Forces • United States Air Force

Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

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

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