Radar Station B-71: Cultural Landscape Inventory, Redwood National Park, National Park Service
Germano V. 2014. Radar Station B-71: Cultural Landscape Inventory, Redwood National Park, National Park Service. Cultural Landscapes Inventory Report. 700006. NPS Pacific West Regional Office. Pacific West Regional Office/CLI Database
The Radar Station B-71 is a historic coastal defense site located in Redwood National Park, on the coast, approximately one mile south of the mouth of the Klamath River. The station is an excellent example of a World War II radar station that served as the coastal defense system of the United States during the war, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A and C with a period of significance of 1942-44. The site was designed and constructed as part of a system of seventy-two aircraft warning stations on the Pacific Coast during World War II. Early detection of enemies during time of war was crucial in preparedness. Typical of each radar site within this system, there are two main buildings on site to power and operate the radar antenna. This radar system was developed so an object can be measured and its location can be accurately determined. Klamath was chosen because of its proximity to the coastline as well as the local architectural style, which was imitated as a form of camouflage for its use. The site is composed of several contributing buildings, structures, circulation, archeological features, and landscape characteristics including natural systems and features and spatial organization. The Radar Station B-71 retains all aspects of integrity, including location, design, materials, workmanship, setting, feeling, and association. The site maintains its original location.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Germano, Vida
- Date of Issue
- 2014-01-07
- Publisher
- NPS Pacific West Regional Office
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- antenna, Architecture, barracks, California, Coastal Defense, Cultural Landscape, defense, encroaching vegetation, Erosion, farm, Historic Designed Landscape, homefront, homestead, Humboldt, Klamath, Landscape architecture, Landslide, Military, Ocean, Radar, Ranching, Sea Level Rise, Sheep, Site, Vernacular, World War II
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 700006: Radar Station B-71