Description
2 mi. S of Angoon on W coast of Admiralty I.; Alex. Arch.
History
local name derived from a Tlingit Indian name, a form of the word "Khutz-n'hu," meaning "bear fort" and also the "Kenasnow Island" of Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN). Tlingit Indian name of Admiralty Island. Harbor" was probably derived from the town of Killisnoo established on the harbor about 1882.