Tuxekan (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Tuxekan (historical) places it within the 99927 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Tuxekan (historical) |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Populated Place |
Class: | Populated Place |
Description: | At N entrance to Tuxekan Narrows, W coast of Prince of Wales I., , 25 mi N of Klawak, Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Name of a former Tlingit Indian village published in 1895 as ""Tuxeau"" and in 1899 as ""Tuxecan"" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Hodge (1910, p. 858), Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE), says ""Tuxican. An old Tlingit town belonging to the Henya * * *. Formerly it was the chief Henya town, but the Henya have now moved to Klawak.""" |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.8883323669 |
Longitude: | -133.243331909 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Tuxekan (historical): Tuxekan (historical).
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