Nuchek, Alaska

Nuchek, Alaska.

Nuchek (Núciq) is an abandoned village in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on Hinchinbrook Island at Port Etches bay, Prince William Sound. It is situated approximately 50 miles (80 km) to the west of the mouth of Copper River and 432 miles (695 km) west of Sitka.[1]

History

The village was located by James Cook in 1776–79 and was later used by the Alaska Commercial Company as a trading station.[1] In 1928, after the death of Nuchek's last chief, the Alutiiq people left the village.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States. Army. Dept. of the Columbia; Allen, Henry Tureman (1887). Report of an Expedition to the Copper, Tananá, and Kóyukuk Rivers: In the Territory of Alaska, in the Year 1885 (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 19, 120.
  2. ↑ "LOOKING BOTH WAYS: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People of Southern Alaska". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

Coordinates: 60°20′00″N 146°39′19″W / 60.3333°N 146.6553°W