Eagle Historic District

Infobox_nrhp | name =Eagle Historic District
nrhp_type = nhld


caption =
location= Eagle, Alaska
lat_degrees = 64
lat_minutes = 47
lat_seconds = 7
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 141
long_minutes = 12
long_seconds = 47
long_direction = W
locmapin = Alaska
area =
built =1888
architect=
architecture=
designated = June 2, 1978cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1053&ResourceType=District
title=Eagle Historic District |accessdate=2008-07-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 27, 1970cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Mixed
refnum=70000919

The Eagle Historic District in Eagle, Alaska is a well preserved example of the historic development in Northern Alaska. Fort Egbert was built in 1889 to serve a central governmental role for the area [ [http://www.nps.gov/akso/CR/AKRCultural/CulturalMain/2ndLevel/NHL/NHLEagle.htm NPS NHL Detail] ] . Over 100 buildings from this era survive including the Federal courthouse which was funded by fines enacted against the rowdy inhabitants. [ [http://www.myalaskan.com/alaska-towns/eagle.html Myalaska.com] ]

In 1905, Roald Amundsen arrived in Eagle and telegraphed the news of the Northwest Passage to the rest of the world.

References

* [http://www.archive.org/details/BLM-Alaska-TR-2 "Fort Egbert and the Eagle Historic District summer-1977: Results of Archeological and Historic Research" by Anne Shinkwin, Elizabeth Andrews, Russell Sackett, and Mary Kroul]