History of Cape Fanshaw

Named for Cape Fanshaw 3 miles to the southwest. In 1901, the town was a fishing village and the site of a cannery. The Cape Fanshaw post office was established in 1902; it was renamed "Fanshaw" in 1932 (Ricks, 1965, p. 9).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Cape Fanshaw

Portage Islands, Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

The Five Fingers,

Bird Rock, East Spit, McDonald Rock, West Spit,

Port Houghton, Fanshaw Bay, Hobart Bay, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay,

Point Walpole, Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bartlett Point, Bay Point, Bill Point, Boulder Point, Canoe Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, East Point, Fort Point, The Haystack, McNairy Point, West Point,

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Crow Island, Entrance Island, Foot Island, Harbor Island, Robert Island, The Twins, Whitney Island,

Alice Lake, Little Lagoon,

Alaska Peak, Bay Point Knoll, Dahlgren Peak, Mount Fanshaw, Jamestown Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Tangent Peak,

Stephens Passage,

Fanshaw Range,

Big Creek, Cat Creek, Negro Creek,

Cape Fanshaw, Entrance Island,