Information About

Point Sherman

Point Sherman

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Juneau
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 10 ft (3.05 m)
About

on E shore of Lynn Canal, 0.6 mi. SW of mouth of Sweeny Creek and 46 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History of Point Sherman

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).