Information About

Windham

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 35' 49.999" N,
133 ° 20' 44.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

246 ft (74.98 m)

Windham in Detail.

About

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

History

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).

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,