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Point Pigot

Point Pigot

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  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
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between Pigot Bay and Passage Canal, 12 mi. NE of Hittier, Chugach Mts.

History of Point Pigot

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), in 1794 "probably in honor of Robert Pigot, one of the midshipmen on the (English vessel) Chatham" (Wagner, 1937, p. 402).