Sagwon, Alaska
Encyclopedia
Sagwon is a small unincorporated community
in North Slope Borough
, Alaska
, United States
. It is above the Arctic Circle
. It is known for the Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site
which was discovered during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in North Slope Borough
North Slope Borough, Alaska
-National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Cape Lisburne** Cape Thompson* Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ** Mollie Beattie Wilderness * Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is above the Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. For Epoch 2011, it is the parallel of latitude that runs north of the Equator....
. It is known for the Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site
Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site
Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site is the earliest dated archaeological site in northern Alaska. It was discovered in 1970 during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and dated to 10,540 B.P....
which was discovered during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.