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Sheep Bay

Sheep Bay

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Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
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at N end of Orca Bay, 12 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History of Sheep Bay

Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN). This is probably the same bay called "Ensenada de Menendez" by Don Salvador Fidalgo on June 8, 1790, when he took possession; named for Salvador Menendez Valdes, one of his