Recreational Resources of the Alaska Highway and Other Roads in Alaska

National Park Service. 1944. Recreational Resources of the Alaska Highway and Other Roads in Alaska. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

This report summarizes the basic assumptions, significant findings, and major recommendations of the Alaska Highway Land Planning Survey. The construction of the Alaska Highway was the result of the military need for an overland route to Alaska and the necessity to service a chain of air fields that had been established along the route. After the war, it served the needs of tourist and recreational travel. This report summarizes the basic assumptions, significant findings, and major recommendations of the Alaska Highway Land Planning Survey.

Type
Published Report
Authors
National Park Service
Date of Issue
1944-12
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Units
AKR , HIST
Keywords
Alaska, Cultural Resources, ehistory

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