National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
USS BLUEBACK (submarine)
a.k.a. SS 581
1945 Water Ave., located on the E. bank of the Wilamette River, Portland, OR Local significance of the structure: Engineering
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
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.
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