Killisnoo Island
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| Killisnoo Island, Alaska | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Time zone | Alaska (UTC-9) |
| - Summer (DST) | Alaska (UTC-8) |
Killisnoo Island is a small island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska, at . Killisnoo Island, an unincorporated area, is a settlement on the island.
[edit] History
In 1878, the Northwest Trading Company established a trading post and whaling station on nearby Killisnoo Island and villagers were employed to hunt whales. Whaling, a BIA school and a Russian Orthodox Church attracted many Tlingits to Killisnoo.[1]
In 1882, The first commercial herring fishery begins at Killisnoo; near Angoon and the first two canneries are built in Central Alaska.[2]
In 1886, Alaska Northwest Trading Company was built within the Tlingit Village on Killisnoo Island. The site again was chosen due to the prosperous fishery and the calm inside passage of Chatham Strait.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Alaska Community Database - Community Information Database: Angoon
- ^ Alaska Office of Economic Development website
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