Alaska and Haines - 18th Century to 21st Century

By skcunningham

  • First contact with Russians in Alaska

    Mikhail Gvozdev

  • First contact with Europeans in Alaska

  • Explorer Capt. George Vancouver names the Lynn Canal

    Explorer Capt. George Vancouver names the Lynn Canal

    The Lynn Canal is the deepest fjord in North American running 90 miles south from Skagway.
  • First European Sighting of Denali

    First European Sighting of Denali

  • Russians sell Alaska to the US

    Russians sell Alaska to the US

  • Fishing became a significant seasonal commercial enterprise

    Fishing became a significant seasonal commercial enterprise

    The first two canneries were built in Klawock and Sitka.

  • S. Hall Young and John Muir visit the Chilkat Valley

    John Muir mapped Glacier Bay with Tlingit Indian guides

  • US Navy Shells Angoon

  • Gold discovered at Porcupine Creek

    Gold discovered at Porcupine Creek

    Previously a stop on the Dalton Trail, Porcupine became a thriving gold-mining community leading to further development of Haines
  • The Commission of Fort William Seward

    The Commission of Fort William Seward

  • Haines Packing Company Cannery established

    Haines Packing Company Cannery established

    This cannery is still in operation buying salmon. My son will be working here this summer.
  • Haines Cut-Off Highway built

    Haines Cut-Off Highway built

    Haines is now connected to the Alcan.

  • Tee-Hit-Ton vs. US

    This group of Tlingits brought a case against the US for compesation for lumber taken from tribal lands (Tongass National Forest). The case was decided against the Tee-Hit-Tons.
  • Deadliest Catch Premiers

    Deadliest Catch Premiers

    Set in the Bering Sea this series documents the lives, onbaord, of crab fisherman. The first season documented the final derby crabbing season.
  • Sarah Paline became Governor of Alaska

    Sarah Paline became Governor of Alaska

  • Premier of Gold Rush Alaska

    Premier of Gold Rush Alaska

    Another Discovery Channel show featuring Alaska. Many episodes of this series are set just north of Haines featuring the Schnabel family.
  • Mt. McKinnley returns back to Denali

    Mt. McKinnley returns back to Denali