Historical Marker

Captain James Cook

Historical marker location:
, Anchorage, Alaska
( Marker can be reached from L Street.)
Marker installed: 1976

R.N., F.R.S.. Navigator, Explorer, Chartmaker, Scientist, Humanist / 1728 – 1779

During World War II, the Japanese invaded and occupied two islands in Alaska's Aleutian chain, Attu and Kiska. This was the only foreign occupation of American soil during the war.
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