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Port Houghton

Port Houghton

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
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11 miles long. Extends W from its North Arm to Stephens Passage, 9 mi. N of Frederick Sound and 75 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History of Port Houghton

Named in August, 1794, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for a town in Norfolk, England (Wagner, 1937, p. 392).