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List of National Historic Landmarks in Alaska

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The National Historic Landmarks in Alaska represent Alaska's history from its Russian heritage to its statehood. There are 50 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in the state. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. Major themes include Alaska's ancient cultures, Russian heritage, and role in World War II, but other stories are represented as well. In addition, two sites in Alaska were designated National Historic Landmarks, but the designation was later withdrawn. These sites appear in a separate table further below.

The National Historic Landmark Program is administered by the National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior. The National Park Service determines which properties meet NHL criteria and makes nomination recommendations after an owner notification process. The Secretary of the Interior reviews nominations and, based on a set of predetermined criteria, makes a decision on NHL designation or a determination of eligibility for designation. Both public and privately owned properties can be designated as NHLs. This designation provides indirect, partial protection of the historic integrity of the properties via tax incentives, grants, monitoring of threats, and other means. Owners may object to the nomination of the property as an NHL. When this is the case the Secretary of the Interior can only designate a site as eligible for designation.

Key

National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark District
National Historic Site

NHLs in Alaska

The table below lists all of the National Historic Landmark sites, along with added detail and description.

Historic areas of the NPS in Alaska

National Historic Sites, National Historical Parks, some National Monuments, and certain other areas listed in the National Park System are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are three of these in Alaska. The National Park Service lists these three together with the NHLs in the state,

Cape Krusenstern National Monument is also an NHL and is listed above. The other two are:

Landmark name
Image	Date established	Location	County	Description
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	[[File:Klondike Gold Rush NHP Skagway.JPG	100px]]		Skagway	Skagway	Park of Klondike Gold Rush, an NHL shared with Seattle, Washington.
Sitka National Historical Park	[[Image:Native Alaskan Totem Pole.JPG	100px]]		Sitka	Sitka

Former NHLs in Alaska

Landmark name{{cite web	Image	Date
designated	Date withdrawn	Locality	Borough or
Census Area	Description
last=National Park Service	date=June 2011	title=National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of NHLs by State	url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST11.pdf	format=PDF	access-date=2011-07-04	url-status=dead
Gambell Sites{{cite web	last=National Park Service	title=National Historic Landmark Program: Withdrawal of NHL Designation	url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/DOE_dedesignations/Dedesignations_intro.htm	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030624215033/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/DOE_dedesignations/Dedesignations_intro.htm	url-status=dead	archive-date=June 24, 2003
Sourdough Lodge	[[File:Sourdough Lodge, Mile 147.5, Richardson Highway, Gakona vicinity (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska).jpg	100px]]	1978	1994	Gakona
Valdez-Cordova	Built of logs in 1903–05, this was one of a number of roadhouses built along the Valdez Trail. It was destroyed by fire in 1992, leading to withdrawal of its landmark status. By the time of its destruction, it was one of the oldest continuously operating roadhouses in Alaska.

Notes

References

[https://www.nps.gov/locations/alaska/index.htm NPS Alaska NHL List]
"National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions & Answers". National Park Service.
"Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 65". [[United States Government Printing Office.
"Sitka Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Coastal Defenses". [[National Park Service]].
These are listed on p.110 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State", November 2007 version.
Date of listing as National Historic Site or similar designation, from various sources in articles indexed.
National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database".

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