Information About

Henry Peak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Henry Peak on The Map

Location

57 ° 8' 4.999" N,
132 ° 54' 52.999" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Petersburg

Elevation

3281 ft (1000.05 m)

Henry Peak in Detail.

About

4 mi. NW of head of Thomas Bay and 96 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Joseph Henry, 1799-1878, inventor. He invented the first electromagnet and the first telegraph. He was also the discoveror of many other important electric principles. In 1846, while professor of natural philosophy at Princeton University , he became the first secretary of the Smithsoniam Institution in Washington, organized the activities of the Institution, which included all branches of science.