National Historic Landmark · historic district · Haines, Alaska

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United States historic place in Haines, Alaska. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1972
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Fort William H. Seward

Fort William H. Seward, also known as Chilkoot Barracks and Haines Mission, is a site at Port Chilkoot in Haines Borough, Alaska, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the city of Haines. It was the last of a series of 11 military posts established in Alaska during the gold rush era, and was Alaska's only military facility between 1925 and 1940. It provided a policing presence for miners moving into the gold mining areas in the Alaskan interior, and a military presence during negotiations over the nearby international border with Canada. The fort is named for William H. Seward, the United States Secretary of State who oversaw the Alaska Purchase.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressS of Haines at Port Chilkoot, Haines vicinity, AK
CountyHaines County
ListedApr 11, 1972
Reference number72000190
Type of placehistoric district, fort
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources17 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressS of Haines at Port Chilkoot, Haines, AK
Coordinates59.22709, -135.44330 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitKlondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · 27 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyChilkoot Trail Camping Permits 16 mi · Dyea Campground 20 mi · Denver Caboose Cabin 20 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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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 72000190. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.