History of Bowen Anchorage

Named in 1927 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for William H. Bowen, of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) vessel Surveyor,"who was drowned October 3, 1927, at Seward,Alaska, in heroic effort to rescue two of his shipmates who had been thrown into the wate r by the swamping of their skiff."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Bowen Anchorage

Anchor Cove, Blying Sound, Bowen Anchorage, Day Harbor, Driftwood Bay, Killer Bay, Resolute Cove, Safety Cove, Talus Bay, Whidbey Bay,

Cape Fairfield, Cape Mansfield, Fault Point, Resurrection Peninsula,

Bear Lake Glacier, Ellsworth Glacier, Glacier G210790E60102N, Godwin Glacier, Porcupine Glacier, Prospect Glacier, Spoon Glacier,

Barwell Island,

Nellie Juan Lake,

Mount Alice, Mount Eva, Tiehacker Mountain,

Driftwood Bay State Marine Park, Safety Cove State Marine Park,

Mount Jerry Dixon, Mount Mary, Santa Ana Peak,