Information About

Pillsbury Point

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 31' 14.999" N,
134 ° 32' 30.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Elevation

75 ft (22.86 m)

Pillsbury Point in Detail.

About

on N shore of Kootznahoo Inlet, 1.8 mi. NE of Angoon, on W central Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for Lieutenant Commander John Elliott Pillsbury, 1846-1919, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of his party. Pillsbury served one year in the Hydrographic Office and ten years in the Coast Survey Service. He was made rear admiral in 1908.