Ladd Field National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation)
Woster C. 2024. Ladd Field National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation). National Historic Landmark Nominations. 85002730_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is updated National Historic Landmark (NHL) documentation for Ladd Field National Historic Landmark in Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The updated NHL documentation for Ladd Field documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 1 as the Alaskan headquarters for the Alaska-Siberia (ALSIB) Lend-Lease route and for its role in the development of cold weather aviation technology. The period of national significance is 1939-1945.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Woster, Casey
- Date of Issue
- 2024-09-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- Alaska, Alaska-Siberia Lend-Lease, aviation, Fort Wainwright, international relations, military, National Historic Landmark, World War II