The honor of having the last voter in the nation fell to Adak when they did away with absentee-only voting for the 2012 election and added in-person voting.
The buildings of the former Adak Naval Air Facility sit vacant in Alaska in April 2015.
Nelson, who now lives in Washington state, recalled to The Associated Press by telephone that she was a poll worker in Adak at the time and had forgotten to vote until just before the 8 p.m. poll closing time.“When I opened the curtain to come back out, the city manager took my picture and announced that I was the last person in Adak to vote,” she said.
Adak Island has historical significance for its role in World War II. The U.S. built facilities on the island after Japanese forces took islands farther west in the Aleutian chain. Among famous Americans stationed at Adak were writers Dashiell Hammett and Gore Vidal. The island also played host to President Franklin Roosevelt, boxing champion Joe Lewis and several Hollywood stars, according to the Adak Historical Society.
The base closed in 1997. The Navy retains about 5,600 acres with the remainder either owned by the Aleut Corp., the Alaska Native regional corporation for the area; the city of Adak; or the refuge.
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