Eagle Historic District - View this location on map A military, judicial, transportation, and communications hub for interior Alaska at the turn of the century, Fort Egbert was established as a control station and headquarters for northern Alaska in 1889. In 1905, Roald Amundsen trekked to Eagle to announce to the world the completion of the first successful Northwest Passage. More than 100 buildings from the historic era remain, including the Federal courthouse and structures of Fort Egbert. Alaska Historical

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