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Killisnoo

Killisnoo

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 16 ft (4.88 m)
About

on E coast of Killisnoo I., 2 mi. S of Angoon; Alex. Arch.

History of Killisnoo

former village established about 1881 when members of the Hutsnuwu tribe of Tlingit Indians were brought from the villages of Angoon and Nahltushkan to work in a fish rendering plant. The village was named for the island. 1890; 351 in 1910; 256 in 1920; and 3 in 1930. post office was established in 1882; discontinued in 1930 (Ricks, 1965, p. 33).