Nice chronology and slide show on Palmyra Atoll history

The Nature Conservancy has a nice page listing major events in the history of Palmyra Atoll.  You can read about it at:

http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/hawaii/palmyraatoll/explore/the-nature-conservancy-in-palmyra-atoll-history.xml

TNC also has a nice slide show of pictures taken on Palmyra when it was occupied by the U.S. Navy during WWII.

http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/hawaii/palmyraatoll/palmyra-the-war-years.xml

aerial of Palmyra 1941 © National Archives