History of Clarks Point

The community was established in the 1920s as a cannery. The population was 25 in 1930; 22 in 1939; and 128 in 1950. The community was named for John Clark, who was the manager of the Alaska Commercial Company store at Nushagak Bay (Alaska Division of Community & Regional Affairs, Community Database, 2009). The Clarks Point post office was established in 1935. This is the site of the former Eskimo village or camp of "Sturarok," population 7, recorded in the 1890 Census (1893, p. 95).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Clarks Point

Kanulik,

Big Sands, Clark Spit, Combine Flats, Ekuk Spit, Long Sands,

Bradford Point, Clarks Point, Coffee Point, Ekuk Cape, Nushagak Point, Picnic Point, Snag Point,

Middle Channel, Schooner Channel, Ship Channel, West Channel,

Dillingham, Ekuk,

Ekuk Bluff,

Flounder Flat,

Grassy Island,

Clark Slough, Nushagak River, Rolph Slough, Snake River, Wood River,

Squaw Creek,

Clarks Point, Nelsonville, Nushagak,