Gorman and Co. cannery and sawmill, Kasaan, 1908

• Main Author: Case, W. H., 1868-1920
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1908
• Subjects: Canneries > Alaska > Kasaan; Mills > Alaska > Kasaan; Lumber industry > Alaska > Kasaan; Beaches > Alaska > Kasaan; Gorman and Company; Gorman; Prince of Wales Island; Archipelago; haida; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/nowell/id/273

Caption on image: Gorman & Co. Cannery & Saw Mill, Kasaan, Alaska, 1908. W.H. Case Kasaan is located on Kasaan Bay on southwest coast of Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Alexander Archipelago. The village was established in the 1890s when a salmon-packing plant was located here. Haida Indians from Kasaan, now Old Kasaan, relocated here. The post office, established in 1900, was named for the old village. The population was 47 in 1950. (497) Notes from Donald Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967) To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction/reproduction Please cite the Order Number