Information About

Windham

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Kupreanof

Elevation:

246 ft (74.98 m)

About

population 20 (1940), at head of Windham Bay, 4 mi. E of The Narrows and 63 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History of Windham

Site of a gold=mining camp built about 1900, when mining operations along Spruce Creek were expanded. Here post office was maintained from 1903 to 1956 (Ricks, 1965, p. 71).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sumdum C-5 (1948), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum C-5 SE (2017),

Places Near Windham

Cities:

Sumdum,

Bays:

Endicott Arm, Fords Terror, Hobart Bay, Sanford Cove, Sunset Cove, Windham Bay,

Capes:

Point Hobart, Rock Point, Rocky Point,

Channels:

The Narrows,

Glaciers:

Sumdum Glacier,

Islands:

Bushy Islands, Entrance Island, Sumdum Island, The Twins,

Lakes:

Placer Lakes, The Salt Chuck, Taylor Lake,

Locales:

Windham,

Mine:

First Basin Mine, K and D Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Sumdum,

Rivers:

Chuck River,

Streams:

Libby Creek, Powers Creek, Slate Creek, Spruce Creek, Sylvia Creek, Taylor Creek,

Routes:

Windham Bay Trail,

Cities:

Entrance Island, Hobart Bay,