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Rowlee Point

Rowlee Point

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in Muir Inlet, in Glacier Bay National Monument, at mouth of Wachusett Inlet, 1.4 mi. NW of Point McLeod and 62 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Rowlee Point

Named for Willard Winfield Rowlee, 1861-1923, professor of botany, Cornell University He was botanist for the Cushing Expedition to Glacier Bay in 1890. The name "Point Wachusett" was published by the American Geographical Society (Field, 1947, map).