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Point Hugh

Point Hugh

Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
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About

on S tip of Glass Peninsula at junction of Seymour Canal and Stephens Passage, 8 mi. SE of Pleasant Bay and 54 mi. S of Juneau, Alex. Arch.

History of Point Hugh

Named for Lord Hugh Seymore of England by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), on August 4, 1794 (Wagner, 1937, p. 392).