History of Busby Island

Local name reported in 1908 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The island was first known as Fox Island, because blue foxes were propagated there in the late 19th century.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Busby Island

Bligh Reef,

Gumboot Basin,

Boulder Bay, Cloudman Bay, Galena Bay, Jack Bay, Jade Harbor, Landlocked Bay, Sawmill Bay, Snug Corner Cove, Valdez Arm, Virgin Bay, West Bay,

Point Freemantle, Bidarka Point, Black Point, Copper Mountain Peninsula, Entrance Point, Knowles Head, Point Lowe, Porcupine Point, Potato Point, Rocky Point, Tongue Point,

The Narrows, Tatitlek Narrows, Valdez Narrows,

Ellamar Dam Number 1, Ellamar Dam Number 2, Tatitlek Dam, Tatitlek Supply Dam,

Port Moore,

Annin Glacier,

Bligh Island, Busby Island, Entrance Island, Goose Island, Gull Island, Middle Rock, Reef Island,

Devish Lake, Millard Lake, Turner Lake,

Rua Mine, Wagner Mine,

Bells Butte, Copper Mountain, Ellamar Mountain, Mount Freemantle, Mount Thomas,

Jack Bay State Marine Park, Sawmill Bay State Marine Park,

Number One River,

Black Creek, Clear Creek, Donaldson Creek, Fault Creek, Gladhaugh Creek, Gregorioff Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Cove Creek, Levshakoff Creek, Millard Creek, Stellar Creek, Twin Falls Creek,

Jack Bay Island Trail,

Vesuvius Valley,

Ellamar, Tatitlek,