Alaska Gazetteer
Court House Hill is a physical feature (summit) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Court House Hill places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Court House Hill |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In the Coast Mountains, on Chicken Ridge in the center of Juneau. |
| History: | "The name was derived from the court house built on the hill in 1898. In 1881 it was known as Knob Hill and Telegraph Hill and also as Navy Hill because of the Navy barracks built there that year. The miners referred to it as ""Chicken Ridge"". It was also known as ""Government Hill"" because it was a government reserve. About 1904 it was known locally as ""Horseshoe Hill"" probably for the Horseshoe Saloon located nearby. The southern part is known as ""Telephone Hill"" because of the telephone offices and exchange located here (De Armond, 1957, p. 12)." |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.3039016724 |
| Longitude: | -134.408630371 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Court House Hill: Court House Hill.
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 Court House Hill does not include property ownership information.
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