Snug Harbor Cannery

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Cannery at Snug Harbor on Chisik Island, Alaska. In addition to the cannery buildings, the site contains three bunkhouses, a house, office, store, laundry facility, and carpentry & metal shops. It was operational from 1919 to 1980.

The 30 acre cannery is the only private property on the island, which is within the Tuxedni Wildlife Refuge.

Current owners (history, photos)
snugharborpasttymes.com/index.html

National Park Service publication (PDF)
"Snug Harbor cannery - A beacon on the Forgotten Shore"
www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/lacl/snugharbor.pdf
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Coordinates:   60°6'30"N   152°34'49"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago