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Karheen

A vanished town in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska.

Survey record — verification pendingFILED: AK

Karheen

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska

est. 1914 — gone by ?
Classification
Vanished town (federal archive)
Coordinates
55.8122° N, 133.3111° W
Active (per USGS records)
1914–unknown

What the record shows

The federal survey describes the site: on Karheen Cove, SW coast of Tuxekan I., Alex. Arch.

Former village established at a cannery about 1914; named for Karheen Creek.

Karheen 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 Karheen

Within five miles the record maps 33 mine shafts, adits and prospect pits, 6 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.

33mine features
6mineral sites
1lost places
0cemeteries

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