Coppermount (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
Sorry, no local resorces for this location!
Feature Name: | Coppermount (historical) |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Populated Place |
Class: | Populated Place |
Description: | site of village, on SW coast of Prince of Wales I. at head of Copper Harbor, E of Hetta Inlet, Alex. Arch. |
History: | "The Coppermount post office was established here in 1900 and transferred to Sulzer in 1907 (Ricks, 1965, p. 14). This former mining settlement is shown as abandoned on current sources. ""Few signs remain of the salmon cannery , formerly located on the northern shore of the bay"" (US Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1962, p. 77)." |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.2163887024 |
Longitude: | -132.608612061 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Coppermount (historical): Coppermount (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
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