Information About

Retaliation Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

Elevation:

85 ft (25.91 m)

About

on E shore of Security Bay, on N coast of Kuiu I., Alex. Arch.

History of Retaliation Point

Named in 1869 for charting purposes by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), "who in February, 1869, destroyed two Indian villages here because of the murder by the Indians of two white men under circumstances of great brutality."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander D-2 (1951), Port Alexander D-2 (1951), Port Alexander D-2 (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander D-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Retaliation Point

Cities:

Tyee,

Archipelagos:

Galankin Islands,

Bars:

Bibb Shoal,

Bays:

Band Cove, Cedar Bight, Halleck Harbor, Rowan Bay, Saginaw Bay, Security Bay, Washington Bay,

Capes:

Point Sullivan, Point Lookout, Cedar Point, Cornwallis Point, Expedition Point, Hourigan Point, Kingsmill Point, Meade Point, Paralysis Point, Retaliation Point, Walker Point,

Cliffs:

Fossil Bluffs,

Dams:

Rowan Bay Dam,

Islands:

Carroll Island, Cedar Island, Christmas Island, Cleft Island, Flat Island, Harbor Island, Indian Rock, Payne Island, Roadstead Island, Round Island, Sachem Island, Stewart Rock,

Lakes:

Cool Lake, Ledge Lake,

Streams:

Dean Creek, Saginaw Creek,

Cities:

Rowan Bay,