Archaeological Survey of Ten Installations of the 611th Air Support Group, Alaska Phase I, Summer 1998

• Main Authors: Hoffecker, John F., K. Wescott, Greby, Matthew
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Alaska State / Territory; Historic; Prehistoric; Anvil Mountain Radio Relay Station; Tin City Long-Range Radar Site; Cape Romanzof Long-range Radar Site; Fort Yukon Long-Range Radar Site; Kotzebue Long-Range Radar Site; Cape Newenham Long-Range Radar Site; Cape Lisburne Long-Range Radar Site; Galena Airport; Sparrevohn Long-Range Radar Site; Murphy Dome Long-Range Radar Site; XPH-046; 611th; XPH-045; TEL-1555; Pacific Air Forces; TEL-156; 611th Air Support Group; Eligible; United States Air Force; Archaeological Report; National Register of Historic Places; Potentially Eligible; 11th Air Force; 611th Civil Engineer Squadron; Architectural Documentation; Historic Background Research; Remote Sensing; Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis; Systematic Survey; Anvil; Pacific; Yukon; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48512/xcv8459048; https://core.tdar.org/document/459048/archaeological-survey-of-ten-installations-of-the-611th-air-support-group-alaska-phase-i-summer-1998

During May through August of 1998, ten 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) installations covering a total of 12,210 acres were inventoried for archaeological remains. These installations included: Anvil Mountain Radio Relay Station (RRS), Cape Lisburne Long-Range Radar Site (LRRS), Cape Newenham LRRS, Cape Romanzof LRRS, Fort Yukon LRRS, Galena Airport, Kotzebue LRRS, Murphy Dome LRRS, Sparrevohn LRRS, and Tin City LRRS. Archaeological remains were documented at Cape Lisburne and Tin City, and a possible isolated find was encountered at Fort Yukon; no sites or isolated finds were discovered at the remaining installations. Archaeological remains were documented at Cape Lisburne and Tin City, and a possible isolated find was encountered at Fort Yukon; no sites or isolated finds were discovered at the remaining installations. Archaeological remains that are recommended as eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) include one site at Tin City (TEL-155) and two sites at Cape Lisburne (XPH-045 and XPH-046). The site at Tin City has been damaged by recent looting, and it is recommended that the Air Force implement measures for its protection. In addition to this site, another potentially eligible site (TEL-156), which lies near the Air Force property boundary at Tin City LRRS, has also been damaged by recent looting.