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National Register of Historic Places listings in the Marshall Islands

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Location of the Marshall Islands in the western Pacific

The National Register of Historic Places is a United States federal official list of places and sites considered worthy of preservation. In the Marshall Islands, a country in Micronesia, there are currently 4 listed sites located in three of the 24 atolls that make up the archipelago. This includes buildings, sites, districts, and objects
          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 20, 2024.[1]

Listings

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[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Atoll Description
1 Debrum House September 30, 1976
(#76002160)
Likiep Island
9°49′21″N 169°18′23″E / 9.8225°N 169.306389°E / 9.8225; 169.306389 (Debrum House)
Likiep
2 Kwajalein Island Battlefield
Kwajalein Island Battlefield
Kwajalein Island Battlefield
February 4, 1985
(#85001757)
Kwajalein Missile Range
8°43′08″N 167°43′55″E / 8.718889°N 167.731944°E / 8.718889; 167.731944 (Kwajalein Island Battlefield)
Kwajalein This landmark district encompasses the entire bounds of Kwajalein Island at the time of the 1944 Battle of Kwajalein. (The island has since changed in size due to dredging and filling projects.)
3 Marshall Islands War Memorial Park September 30, 1976
(#76002194)
Dalap Island
7°05′09″N 171°22′18″E / 7.085833°N 171.371667°E / 7.085833; 171.371667 (Marshall Islands War Memorial Park)
Majuro
4 Roi-Namur Battlefield
Roi-Namur Battlefield
Roi-Namur Battlefield
February 4, 1985
(#85001758)
Kwajalein Missile Range
9°23′44″N 167°28′33″E / 9.395417°N 167.475833°E / 9.395417; 167.475833 (Roi-Namur Battlefield)
Kwajalein This landmark district encompasses the entire island of Roi-Namur.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved December 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  3. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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