Chankliut Island, Castle Cape

Chankliut Island, Castle Cape

by | Aug 25, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Historical, Islands

Chankliut Island is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) long and 0.9 miles (1.5 km) wide, located 6 miles (10 km) south of Castle Cape in the Pacific Ocean, about 240 miles (387 km) southwest of Kodiak and 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Chignik, Alaska. The island is uninhabited and...
Anderson Gulch, Lost Coast

Anderson Gulch, Lost Coast

by | Aug 18, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, California, Historical, Rivers

Anderson Gulch is a small watershed on the Lost Coast of Northern California, between Northport Gulch and Dark Gulch, about 9 miles (15 km) west of Leggett and 2.6 miles (4 km) south-southeast of Wheeler, California. Anderson Gulch, the Anderson Cliffs, and the...
Prosper, Coquille River

Prosper, Coquille River

by | Aug 16, 2023 | 2023, Communities, Historical, Oregon, Rivers

Prosper is a historical community on the Coquille River, about 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Coquille and 3 miles (5 km) northeast and upstream of Bandon, Oregon. The name was likely chosen in the hope the locality would be prosperous. In 1882, the first cannery...
Bird Creek, Turnagain Arm

Bird Creek, Turnagain Arm

by | Aug 15, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Historical, Rivers

Bird Creek starts in the Chugach Mountains and flows southwest for 16 miles (26 km) to Turnagain Arm, about 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Anchorage and 12 miles (19 km) west of Girdwood, Alaska. The creek name was used by local miners and first reported in 1900 by...
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