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Menefee Anchorage

Menefee Anchorage

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near S entrance to Moira Sound, on SE coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History of Menefee Anchorage

Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Commander R. Clover, U.S. Navy (USN), "for Ensign Daniel Preston Menefee," U.S. Navy (USN), a member of his party. This name was published erroneously as "Menafee" in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 87).