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USGS GNIS: Port Angeles Army Air Field (historical)
The federal GNIS gazetteer identifies Port Angeles Army Air Field (historical) as a Military in Clallam County, WA. GNIS records official feature names, classes, variant naming context, and coordinates for named U.S. geographic features. This GNIS layer marks the feature as historical, which can indicate a former name, former location, or feature no longer serving its original function.
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Links the property to nearby named places and landscape stories that often explain settlement patterns and local identity.
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The federal GNIS gazetteer identifies Port Angeles Army Air Field (historical) as a Military in Clallam County, WA. GNIS records official feature names, classes, variant naming context, and coordinates for named U.S. geographic features. This GNIS layer marks the feature as historical, which can indicate a former name, former location, or feature no longer serving its original function.
USGS GNIS / The National Map Gazetteer; source type: gnis; confidence: 81%; locality match: nearby
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