Historic American Building Survey Barter Island Long Range Radar Site Building Train "A"

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 Barter Island Long Range Radar Site Building Train "A." Barter Island 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. Building train “A” is representative of the modular DEW Line construction technique.

Cite this Record

Historic American Building Survey Barter Island Long Range Radar Site Building Train "A". 611th Civil Engineer Squadron. 2021 ( tDAR id: 459066) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459066

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Keywords

Site Name
Barter Island Long Range Radar Site • Barter Island LRRS • Building A

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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