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Pillsbury Point

Pillsbury Point

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 75 ft (22.86 m)
About

on N shore of Kootznahoo Inlet, 1.8 mi. NE of Angoon, on W central Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.

History of Pillsbury Point

Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for Lieutenant Commander John Elliott Pillsbury, 1846-1919, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of his party. Pillsbury served one year in the Hydrographic Office and ten years in the Coast Survey Service. He was made rear admiral in 1908.