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Portlock was established in the Kenai Peninsula in the early 20th century as a cannery, [1] particularly for salmon. [3] It is thought to have been named after Captain Nathaniel Portlock, [1] a British ship captain who sailed there in 1786. [4] In 1921, a United States Post Office opened in the town. [4] The population largely consisted of ...
The old village was destroyed in a Tsunami caused by the Good Friday earthquake in 1964 and was resettled at a different location as Chenega Bay. [12] Chernofski: Aleutians West Census Area: Vicinity of Unalaska: 1928 A native Aleut village. [8] Chisana: Copper River Census Area: Chisna [citation needed] Chomly [citation needed] Coldfoot
They reached the Hawaiian Islands on 24 May and anchored in Kealakekua Bay (where Cook had been killed in 1779), but did not go ashore. [5] They took on fresh food at other Hawaiian Islands and proceeded on to what is now Alaska. After two years of plying the waters, Portlock and Dixon departed North America, reaching Macao in November 1788. [6]
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