Wake Atoll Water Systems

Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project

Author(s): Carrie Cecil

Editor(s): Karlene Leeper; Paul White

Year: 2017

Summary

This report outlines the history of Wake Atoll’s water systems from 1935 to the present with a particular emphasis on the construction and operation of those facilities and structures associated with desalination activities and water production. It is broken down into four main components. This report is not intended to be an authoritative account of either the history of Wake Atoll or the history of desalination. Rather it is intended to provide contextual information about the significance and development of the water system, on Wake Atoll, and to account for the different technological and architectural features that supported the ongoing function of the atoll’s water systems. This is an aspect of Wake’s history that has been underrepresented in both historical treatments of the atoll and previous cultural resource assessments.

Cite this Record

Wake Atoll Water Systems. Carrie Cecil, Karlene Leeper, Paul White. 2017 ( tDAR id: 459190) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459190

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Keywords

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

General
11th Air Force • 611th • 611th Air Support Group • 611th Civil Engineer Squadron • Architectural Features • Historical Context • Pacific Air Forces • United States Air Force • Water Systems

Geographic Keywords
Wake Atoll • Wake Island

Temporal Keywords
World War II

Spatial Coverage

min long: 166.593; min lat: 19.262 ; max long: 166.666; max lat: 19.324 ;

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