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In 1867, site of Russian flag lowering and American flag raising marking the transfer of Alaska to the U.S.; in 1959, after Alaska admitted as 49th state, site of first official raising of 49-star U.S. flag; also known as Castle Hill and Baranof Castle. 5: Anangula Site: Anangula Site
Propaganda poster, World War II, depicting Alaska as a death trap for Japan. Buildings burning after the first Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor, June 3, 1942. During World War II, two of the outer Aleutian Islands—Attu and Kiska—were invaded and occupied by Japanese troops.
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Hawaiʻi.The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Hawaii, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Hawaii. Only buildings built prior to 1880 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.
Keka 'ele'ele was possibly the first black settler in the Hawaiian Islands. [14] The two had been on the island since before the unification. After the Battle of Nuʻuanu they took Kamehameha's side. [13] [15] The building was built on top of a mound enclosed with a dry masonry wall built of round rocks between one and two feet on diameter.
The island is coterminous with Hawaiʻi County, the state's only county that covers exactly one island. There are 94 properties and districts on the island, including 10 historic districts, six National Historic Landmarks, and one National Historic Landmark District.
The large buildings in the background are, from left to right: the Court Plaza Building (known colloquially as the "Spam Can"), the State Office Building (behind), the Alaska Office Building, the John H. Dimond State Courthouse, and the Alaska State Capitol. Many of the smaller buildings in the foreground are also occupied by state government ...
Islands and counties of Hawaii. This is a list of properties and historic districts in Hawaii listed on the National Register of Historic Places. More than 370 listings appear on all but one of Hawaii's main islands (Niihau being the exception) and the Northwestern Islands, and in all of its five counties. Included are houses, schools ...