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Katkwaahltu (historical) in Haines Borough AK

Katkwaahltu (historical), Haines Borough, Alaska

Katkwaahltu (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Katkwaahltu (historical) places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.

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Feature Name:	Katkwaahltu (historical)
Category:	Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type:	Populated Place
Class:	Populated Place
Description:	"on Chilkat River, 6 mi. above its mouth," St. Elias Mts.
History:	Former Tlingit Indian town listed as "Kutkwutlu" with a population of 125 in the 1880 Census by Ivan Petroff; reported in 1904 as "qatq!wa'altu'," meaning "town on the point of a hill," by wj. R. Swanton, Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE).
Borough:	Haines Borough
Latitude:	59.284122467
Longitude:	-135.674453735
GNIS ID:	1895066

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