Information About

Williams Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 51' 24.001" N,
133 ° 37' 34" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Williams Cove in Detail.

About

On the W side of Tracy Arm, 4 mi. N of Holkham Bay, 6 mi N of Harbor island, 7.5 mi W of Mount Sumdum, and 38 mi. SW of Juneau.

History

Named by Maxine Williams for her husband, Valta F. Williams (1907-1962), who guided many hunters in this area and who organized the first Guides Association of Southeast Alaska. He lived in Alaska for almost 30 years and was an outdoordman, hunter, fisherman, and guide.