Description
Ham Cove is located extends SW off Kaigani Strait, on E coast of Dall I., Alex. Arch. 0.8 mile long.
History
Named in 1880 by Reverend Sheldon Jackson for Mrs. J. M. Ham of New York who financed the Jackson Presbyterian Mission at Howkan and contributed funds for the erection of a sawmill here in 1882. This feature was named "Sawmill Cove" in 1891 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN).