History of Thayer Lake

Named in 1929 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)for John A. Thayer, 1896-1929, a junior forester in the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), who was killed by a brown bear on Admiralty Island. John Thayer made a reconnaissance of the timber bordering this lake a few weeks before his death and was the first United States forester to visit the lake.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Thayer Lake

Killisnoo,

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

False Channel Bay, Favorite Bay, Kanalku Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Kootznahoo Inlet, Kootznahoo Roads, Mitchell Bay, Stillwater Anchorage,

Point Bridge, Bluff Point, Bryant Point, Cedar Point, Channel Point, Danger Point, Hemlock 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,

Angoon,

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff,

City of Angoon Dam,

Kootznahoo Head,

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

Coo Lake, Davidson Lake, Distin Lake, Lake Florence, Fresh Water Lake, Lake Guerin, Hasselborg Lake, Jims Lake, Kanalku Lake, McKinney Lake, Salt Lake, Sikady Lake, Thayer Lake,

Kanalku Mountain, Middle Mountain, Thayer Mountain, Thayer Peak,

Hell-s Acre,

Davis Creek, Freshwater Creek, Hasselborg Creek, Jims Creek, Lighter Creek, Thayer Creek,

Distin Lake Trail, Fresh Water Thayer Trail, Hasselborg-Guerin Trail, Hasselborg-McKinney Trail, Kanalku Lake Trail, Mitchell Bay Trail,

The Falls,