Alaska Gazetteer
Ham Cove is a physical feature (bay) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Ham Cove |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | extends SW off Kaigani Strait, on E coast of Dall I., Alex. Arch. 0.8 mile long. |
| History: | "Named in 1880 by Reverend Sheldon Jackson for Mrs. J. M. Ham of New York who financed the Jackson Presbyterian Mission at Howkan and contributed funds for the erection of a sawmill here in 1882. This feature was named ""Sawmill Cove"" in 1891 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 54.8797225952 |
| Longitude: | -132.848052979 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ham Cove: Ham Cove.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Ham Cove does not include property ownership information.
| Long Island, AK (7.2 miles ENE) |
