Poa Island Fox Ranch

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Ruins of an early 20th century blue fox ranch run by Hugh Julian McGlashan, Sr. of Liverpool, England (b. July 10, 1858- d. July 5, 1925) who lived on Akutan with his Attuan wife, Feckla Ananyevna Prokopioff, and 13 children. The McGlashans moved from Sanak to Akutan. McGlashan was hired as an agent for the Western Fur and Trading Company in Akutan in 1878 and later started a commercial cod fishing and processing business in Akutan. A salt house and dock for salting and drying cod were built on the west side of the village. McGlashan purchased a number of wooden halibut and cod fish dories and hired local Unangan people to do the fishing, drying, and packing of fish for commercial sale. McGlashan was about 25 years old when he arrived in Akutan and resided there the rest of his life. He bought the Alaska Commercial Company store on Akutan in 1897, continuing to offer goods to locals after the company started to fail due to the decline in sea otters and fur seals, in addition to serving as Akutan's postmaster.

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