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Pavlof River

Pavlof River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 8 mi (12.87 km)
About

on E coast of Chichagof I., flows E to Pavlof Harbor, 8 mi. NE of Tenakee Springs, Alex. Arch.

History of Pavlof River

Local name reported in 1933 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS); named for Gerasin Vasilovich Pavlov, first assistant to the Russian Governor at the time of transfer of Alaska to the United States in 1867.