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Alaskan highway
Subject
History
Place
Northern America
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United States of America
Western Europe
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Germany
DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x
Extract
After the A leutian I slands campaign showed the need for a land route for military supplies to Alaska, army forces (mostly African Americans) began building a road on 12 March 1942 from Canada's Yukon Territory. On 1 December, the 1,523-mile route was completed at Fairbanks. It was opened to non-commercial travelers in mid-1948. ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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