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Alaska’s Nazi Creek renamed after 80 years, following advocacy by son of WWII veteran
A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week. Following a campaign by a local advocate, the creek was given a new name ...
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Map enthusiast helps change offensive creek name in Western Aleutians
The name “Nazi Creek” will no longer be used for federal databases or maps. On Thursday, the Domestic Names Committee for the ...
‘Nazi Creek’ in Alaska Gets a New Name After More Than 70 Years
German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name ...
Anchorage Daily News2d
Visiting two Alaska ghost towns on the anniversary of one very big earthquake
Calling it an exercise in imagination, seismologist Carl Tape stopped at the site of Dome City and the former townsite of ...
Anchorage Daily News2d
Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek’ is no more as federal board approves Unangan name
A small creek on Little Kiska Island has been renamed, more than 80 years after it was named by soldiers fighting in the ...