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Alaska is finally getting rid of 'Nazi Creek' and other offensive names on maps
The renamed sites include a mile-long stream formerly known as “ Nazi Creek ” and a nearby summit previously bearing a ...
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Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek’ is no more as federal board approves traditional name
A small creek on Little Kiska Island has been renamed, more than 80 years after it was named by soldiers fighting in the ...
Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek’ renamed to honour Indigenous heritage
The US Board on Geographic Names has approved the renaming of ‘Nazi Creek’ and a nearby hill on Little Kiska Island, with ...
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Aleutian Islands campaign is spotlighted at the WW2 Museum ...
That there were and why — from June 3, 1942, to Aug. 15, 1943 — is the story told in “On American Shores: The Aleutian Islands Campaign,” a changing exhibit on view at the National WWII ...
Cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars sinks off Alaska weeks after catching fire
A cargo ship carrying 3,000 new vehicles sank in the North Pacific off the coast of Alaska several weeks after catching fire and being abandoned by its crew.
Fire ravaged cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles to Mexico sinks in North Pacific Ocean
A cargo ship that was carrying more than 3,000 new vehicles to Mexico capsized and sank in the North Pacific Ocean off Alaska ...
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Dredging underway in Dutch Harbor
Dredging operations have commenced for the Unalaska-Dutch Harbor Channels Project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Alaska District announced. Work began in June to deepen the entrance to Alas ...
Cargo ship carrying 3,000 new vehicles sinks off Alaska weeks after catching fire
Midas sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn't extinguish an onboard fire.