Cape Decision Light Station
a.k.a. Cape Decision Lighthouse; AHRS Site No. XPA-00012
SW extremity of Kuiu Island, N of the jct ofChatham and Sumner Straits, approx. 63 mi. S of Sitka, Sitka, AK Local significance of the district: Maritime History; Architecture; Transportation
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
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.