Alaska Gazetteer
Dupont Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Dupont Creek places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Dupont Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flowing SW to Gastineau Channel at Dupont, 7.5 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. 1.2 miles long. |
| History: | Named for the Dupont Powder Co., which stored powder for miners in a magazine built in 1914 near the mouth of the creek. Also called Mission Creek by miners for many years. There is some evidence that a Friends Mission was located here. Land along the beach, including the creek, was claimed for such a mission in 1889 (DeArmond, 1957, p. 16). The name Dupont Creek was published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1918. |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.2294425964 |
| Longitude: | -134.264724731 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Dupont Creek: Dupont Creek.
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 Dupont Creek does not include property ownership information.
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