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English:
Detail from a nautical chart shows Cordova Bay and surrounding features including Dall Island, Long Island, Sukkwan Island, Tlevak Strait, Hetta Inlet, and Kaigani Strait and the southern part of Prince of Wales Island, all in the Alexander Archipelago. Ketchikan is in the upper right, separated from Prince of Wales island by Clarence Strait, Gravina Island, and Tongass Narrows. The small island at lower left is Forrester Island. The map is annotated to show the locations of historical villages, as well as to identify Hetta Inlet, Lime Point, and Sukkwan Strait. Scroll Mouse over map to see annotations.
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Source | NOAA, Office of Coast Survey, Historical map and Chart project, chart 16016LORANC-7-1993 DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE ST ELIAS [1] |
Author | Office of Coast Survey |
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Hetta Inlet
Sukkwan Strait
Klinkwan, Haida village abandoned about 1911.
Howkan, Haida village, PO 1882-1917, mission, and sawmill; abandoned about 1911.
Coppermount, PO 1900-1907, smelter, and saltery, later cannery
Kaigani, Haida summer trading and fishing village. May be original site of Haida settlement on Cordova bay largely abandoned by mid 19th century.
Sukkwan, Haida village abandoned in 1890s
Hetta Former Indian village; saltery; fish hatchery.
Copper City mining camp
Clarence Strait
Sulzer, PO 1901-1933. Mining camp, store, later cannery.
Lime Point
Gould Island
Cannery - Hunter Bay
Cannery - Rose Inlet
Hunter Bay
Rose Inlet
Koianglas - Haida village reportedly abandoned about 1885. Possibly also called Klinkwan, same name as village on Hunter Bay. Location shown based on USGS coordinates 544859N 1324217W ; Handbook of North American Indians shows it farther south.
Ship Islands
Approximate location of Dewey Rocks
Sources for image notes are:
- USC&GS historical charts 8152_3-1933 [ dead link ] CP1880C [ dead link ] , 8002_9-1933 [ dead link ] and 17400-5-1975 [ dead link ] [2] archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- Canadian Museum of Civilization
- van den Brink, J.H. (1974) The Haida Indians: cultural change mainly between 1876-1970 Brill Archive. pp 226-228.
- Blackman, Margaret B. (1990) Haida, Traditional Cultures. Handbook of North American Indians. Smithsonian Institution Government Printing Office, Washington pp240-260