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Hydaburg

Hydaburg

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)
Elevation:
  • 23 ft (7.01 m)
About

on W coast of Prince of Wales I., 22 mi. SE of Craig; Alex. Arch.

History of Hydaburg

Name for the "Haida" Indians, the original inhabitants of this village, who came from the village of Kaigani. Hydaburg was founded in 1911 to centralize the school system; a post office was established in 1912 (Ricks, 1965, p. 28). The village is manly engaged in fishing and trapping and has a cooperative cannery (Alaska Sportsman, 1962, no. 12, p. 28). See Kaigani.

Places Near Hydaburg
Cities:

Sulzer,

Archipelagos:

McFarland Islands, Nichols Islands, Sukkwan Island,

Areas:

The Sentinels,

Basins:

Jumbo Basin,

Bays:

Alder Cove, Baldy Bay, Big Bay, Copper Harbor, Crab Trap Cove, Deer Bay, Dunbar Inlet, Eek Inlet, Goat Mouth Inlet, Green Inlet, Hetta Inlet, Island Bay, Kasook Inlet, Mud Bay, Natzuhini Bay, Soda Bay, Soda Bay, Trocadero Bay, View Cove, Windy Cove,

Capes:

Point Saint Sebastian, Canoe Point, Corbin Point, Eek Point, Eolus Point, Halibut Nose, Horn Point, Kellogg Point, Lime Point, Natalia Point, Reef Point, Round Point, Saltery Point, Simmons Point, Whisker Point,

Channels:

North Pass, South Pass, Sukkwan Narrows, Sukkwan Strait, Tlevak Strait,

Cities:

Hydaburg,

Cliffs:

High Point,

Dams:

Hydaburg Dam,

Flats:

Sukkwan Lake,

Islands:

Blanket Island, Canas Island, Clam Island, Comma Island, Corlies Islands, Deadman Island, Dell Island, Entrance Island, Fishhook Island, Flat Island, Fort Islet, Goat Island, Grass Island, Horseshoe Island, Jumbo Island, Lone Tree Island, Mellen Rock, Middle Island, Mushroom Island, Natalia Island, Panhandle Island, Passage Island, Profit Island, Reef Island, Reef Islands, Scrag Islands, The Sentinels, Shelikof Island, Signal Island, Snag Island, Spook Island,

Lakes:

Eek Lake, Kasook Lake,

Mine:

Corbin Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Jumbo,

Mountain Passes:

North Pass Sukkwan Strait, South Pass Sukkwan Strait, Sukkwan Narrows,

Pillars:

Turn Rock,

Rivers:

Hydaburg River,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Cave Creek, Jumbo Creek, Perry Creek, Soda Creek, Twelvemile Creek, Wright Creek,

Routes:

Canoe Point Trail, Soda Lake Trail Prince of Wales Island,