Killisnoo Island is a small

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in the

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in southeastern

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, at . It is located just off the central west coast of

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, south of the city of Angoon. Killisnoo Island, an unincorporated area, is a settlement on the island.

History

In 1878, the North West Trading Company established a trading post and whaling station on nearby Killisnoo Island and villagers were employed to hunt whales. Whaling, a BIA school and a Russian Orthodox Church attracted many Tlingits to Killisnoo. In 1882, The first commercial

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fishery begins at Killisnoo; near Angoon and the first two canneries are built in Central Alaska. In 1886, Alaska Northwest Trading Company was built within the Tlingit Village on Killisnoo Island. The site again was chosen due to the prosperous fishery and the calm inside passage of Chatham Strait.

References

Islands of the Alexander Archipelago Islands of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska Islands of Alaska Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska {{HoonahAngoonAK-geo-stub