What the record shows
The federal survey describes the site: on N shore of Hood Bay, on W coast of Admiralty I., 10 mi. SE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
"A post office of this name was established here in 1948. In 1950 the name was changed to ""Barge,"" and in 1952 the Hood Bay Post Office was reestablished. The post office was finally discontinued in 1957 (Ricks, 1965, p. 27). The population was 50 in 1929, but in 1966 it was reported to have been abandoned."
Hood Bay appears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.
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What the federal record holds within five miles of Hood Bay
Within five miles the record maps 0 mine shafts, adits and prospect pits, 2 named mineral sites, 1 lost places and 0 cemeteries. Pro puts them on the map with the 1879–1919 survey underneath and a swipe to today.