Description
Ponte Point is located on W bank of Davis Creek, 0.5 mi. S of Mitchell Bay on Admiralty I., 5.5 mi. NE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History
Named by Commander R.W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1869, for a Mr. Ponte (complete name not available), "an expert on coal" employed on board the USS Saginaw, which Meade commanded in 1868-1869 while mapping this area. The name does not appear on recent maps.