Kah Shakes (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
Sorry, no local resorces for this location!
Feature Name: | Kah Shakes (historical) |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Populated Place |
Class: | Populated Place |
Description: | on shore of Kah Shakes Cove, near entrance to Boca de Quadra, Coast Mts. |
History: | "Former Tlingit Indian village named for Kah Shakes, the chief of the village; published ""Kah Shakes Cove,"" in the 1890 Census (p. 25). In the 1880 Census Petroff (1884, p. 32) reported ""Kashs Village,"" population 49, located here, and ""Shakes Village,"" population 38, on nearby Etolin Island. See Shakes Village." |
Borough: | Ketchikan Gateway Borough |
Latitude: | 55.0416679382 |
Longitude: | -130.975006104 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kah Shakes (historical): Kah Shakes (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!