Description
Perl Island is located in Chugach Island 22 mi. S of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.
History
Called "Islands or Pearl" by the Harriman Alaska Expedition (1902, p. 360). The spelling was changed when it was realized that the island derived its name from Perl D. Blodgett who came to Alaska about 1883, and was active in various enterprises at Kodiak and co Cook Inlet. Blodgett established a fox farm on this island prior to his death about 1920. This island was named "Isla de Arriaga" about August 1, 1779, by Don Ignacio Arteaga" probably after his second pilot, Juan Pantoja y Arriaga" (Wagner, 1937, p. 428).