Cape Field at Fort Glenn (Umnak Island)

NE section of Umnak Island, Fort Glenn, Alaska. County/parish: Aleutian Islands.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 28, 1987. NRIS 87001301.

13 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Umnak Airport

From Wikipedia:

Cape Field at Fort Glenn

Cape Field at Fort Glenn was a military site significant for its role in World War II. It consists of Fort Glenn, an airfield of the United States Army Air Corps later renamed Cape Air Force Base, and the adjacent Naval Air Facility Otter Point, both located on Umnak Island in the Aleutian Islands of southwestern Alaska. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75325277

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