Description
Pillsbury Point is located on N shore of Kootznahoo Inlet, 1.8 mi. NE of Angoon, on W central Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.
History
Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for Lieutenant Commander John Elliott Pillsbury, 1846-1919, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of his party. Pillsbury served one year in the Hydrographic Office and ten years in the Coast Survey Service. He was made rear admiral in 1908.