History of Kootznahoo Head

Obscure Tlingit Indian name meaning "bear fort" given in 1869 by Commander Meade and published by the US@C&GS in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 177). Locally, the name is pronounced "Hu-che-nu." This name was also used for the rum distilled by the Indians by method learned by them from the white soldiers in the area. "Hootch," a derivative of this name, has long been used as a colloquial term for "moonshine."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Kootznahoo Head

Hood Bay, Killisnoo,

Danger Point Reef, Kenasnow Rocks, Lone Rock, Rose Rock,

Chaik Bay, False Channel Bay, Favorite Bay, Hood Bay, Kanalku Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Kootznahoo Inlet, Kootznahoo Roads, Marble Cove, Mitchell Bay, Stillwater Anchorage,

Point Bridge, Bluff Point, Bryant Point, Cabin Point, Cedar Point, Channel Point, Danger Point, Distant Point, Hemlock Point, House Point, North Point, Parker Point, Passage Point, Pillsbury Point, Ponte Point, Rocky Point, Saginaw Point, Point Samuel, Shelter Point, South Point, Sullivan Point, Termination Point, Turn Point, Village Point,

Angoon,

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff, Marble Bluffs,

City of Angoon Dam,

Kootznahoo Head,

Deception Island, Diamond Island, Killisnoo Island, Long Island, Passage Island, Sand Island, South America Island, Stone Island, Table Island, Target Island, Village Rock,

Distin Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Thayer Lake,

Kanalku Mountain, Thayer Peak,

Hell-s Acre,

Davis Creek, Freshwater Creek, Lighter Creek, Thayer Creek,

Distin Lake Trail, Fresh Water Thayer Trail, Kanalku Lake Trail, Mitchell Bay Trail,