on E shore of Lynn Canal, 0.6 mi. SW of mouth of Sweeny Creek and 46 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for General William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820-91, Civil War general. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast pilot (p. 195).
Berners Bay, Rescue Harbor, William Henry Bay,
Capes:Point Saint Mary, Point Bridget, Cove Point, Danger Point, Lance Point, Point Sherman,
Channels:Islands:Anyaka Island, Eldred Rock, Kataguni Island, Shikosi Island, Sullivan Island, Sullivan Rock,
Lakes:Mine:Alaska Endicott Mine, Comet Mines, Horrible Mine, Ivanhoe Mine, Jualin Mine, Kensington Mine, Ophir Mine,
Mountains:Parks:Chilkat Islands State Marine Park,
Peaks:Pheobe Peak, Rotting Death Spire, Selby, Sophia Peak,
Mountain Ranges:Rivers:Antler River, Beardslee River, Berners River, Endicott River, Lace River,
Streams:Cowee Creek, Johnson Creek, Ophir Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sherman Creek, Slate Creek, Sweeny Creek, William Henry Creek,
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