History of Quail Island

Local name reported in 1952 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Its earlier name "Leah Island" was given by steamboat pilots after the steamboat Leah built at Saint Michael about 1895 and named for Leah Shingleberger, mother-in-law of Captain Gustav Niebaum of the Alaska Commercial Company.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Quail Island

Tanakot,

Beaver Point, Wasp Point,

Leah Slough,

Bullfrog Island, Morgan Island, Quail Island, Weir Island,

Williams Mine,

Metzdorf Slough, Steamboat Slough,

Eagle Creek, Leah Creek, Poison Creek, Stink Creek, Tenmile Creek,

Eagle Slide,