Leffingwell Camp Site

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Leffingwell Camp Site
Leffingwell Camp Site is located in Alaska
Leffingwell Camp Site
Location58 mi. W of Barter Island on Arctic Coast, Flaxman Island, Alaska
Built1906
NRHP reference No.71001093
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1971[1]

Leffingwell Camp Site, located on a barrier island off Alaska, used by polar explorer and geologist Ernest de Koven Leffingwell in the Anglo-American Polar Expedition of 1906-1908 which aimed to explore the Beaufort Sea. The expedition fared badly, as its ship, the Dutchess of Bedford, was locked in ice and destroyed.[3]

Leffingwell created the first accurate map of a section of Alaskan coastline. He was the first to scientifically describe permafrost and to pose theories about permafrost which have largely proven true. He accurately identified the oil potential of the area.[3]

The historic integrity of the camp was diminished in the 1930's when some structure was removed by a salvager.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ^ a b "Leffingwell Camp Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  3. ^ a b c Susan Morton (September 18, 1987), Template:PDFlink, National Park Service and Template:PDFlink

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