Hoonah, Alaska

Unorganized Borough

02-33360

Hoonah means village on the cliffs and is the largest Tlingit village in Alaska. It is located in Hoonah - Angoon Census Area, 40 miles west of Juneau on Chichagof Iceland at the Icy Strait. It had 2000 860 inhabitants living on commercial fishing and timber industry for a long time in the year. In the summer cruise ships dock here.

History

Hoonah was the main village of the Huna, a Tlingit tribe. 1880 established the North West Company here their first store. 1881 a Presbyterian missionary and a school was built. 1887 wintered about 450 to 500 people here. 1901 a post office was established. 1912 created the Hoonah Packing Co., a large cannery north of town. 1944, a fire destroyed a large part of the city and many priceless Tlingit cultural objects.

Traffic

Because of the exclusive island location there are only two major transport: The ferry and airplane. The daily ferry service M / V LeConte AMHS connects Hoonah to Juneau. From the air, the Hoonah Airport from Wings of Alaska and LAB Flying Service daily several flights.

List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska Unorganized Borough, Alaska Federal Information Processing Standards Tlingit people Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska Juneau, Alaska Chichagof Island Alaska Marine Highway Akutan Island Angoon, Alaska Bellingham (Washington) Chenega, Alaska Chignik, Alaska Cold Bay, Alaska Cordova (Alaska) False Pass, Alaska Haines (Alaska) Homer (Alaska) Kake, Alaska Ketchikan, Alaska King Cove, Alaska Kodiak (Alaska) Metlakatla, British Columbia Petersburg (Alaska) Port Lions, Alaska Prince Rupert, British Columbia Sand Point, Alaska Seldovia, Alaska Sitka, Alaska Skagway, Alaska Tatitlek, Alaska Tenakee Springs, Alaska Unalaska Island Valdez (Alaska) Whittier (Alaska) Wrangell (Alaska) Yakutat, Alaska
398353
de