Kake Cannery
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Kake Cannery is a historic site near Kake, Alaska
. Alternate names for the site are: Sanborn Cutting Company, Sunny Point Packing Company, Alaska Pacific Salmon Corporation, P.E. Harris & Company, Keku Cannery. It was built from 1912 through 1940. It is significant for its role in the history of salmon canning in Alaska.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1997.
It is located 1.5 miles south of Kake.
Kake, Alaska
Kake is a town in Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 710 at the 2000 census. The name comes from the Tlingit word or , which is derived from “dawn, daylight” and “mouth”, i.e. “mouth of dawn” or “opening of daylight”.-Geography:Kake is located at...
. Alternate names for the site are: Sanborn Cutting Company, Sunny Point Packing Company, Alaska Pacific Salmon Corporation, P.E. Harris & Company, Keku Cannery. It was built from 1912 through 1940. It is significant for its role in the history of salmon canning in Alaska.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1997.
It is located 1.5 miles south of Kake.