Attu Battlefield and U.s. Army and Navy Airfields on Attu
Uninhabited island in Alaska in Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Attu is an island in the Near Islands. It is one of the westernmost points of the U.S. state of Alaska. The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabited island that is part of the United States.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, AK |
| County | Aleutian Islands County |
| Listed | Feb 4, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85002729 |
| Type of place | island |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 6 structures, 3 sites, 3 objects |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, AK |
| Coordinates | 52.90083, 172.90639 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | American Memorial Park · 3033 mi · on Park Atlas |
Explore
Map
Nearby in Aleutian Islands County
Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85002729. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.