Description
Beaver (historical) is located site of Eskimo village on NE coast of Unalaska I., near N entrance of Beaver Bay; Aleutian Islands.
History
Published as "Sel(o) Bobrova" or "sea otter village," by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Father Veniaminov (1840 v. 1, p. 185) called it "Uguyug." Baker (1906, p. 124) wrote, "In about 1830 it (Beaver) consisted of 4 huts (yurts) and 41 people. Its native name is Uguiug."