Prince William Sound · AK
Cordova
Copper River salmon town, reached only by air or sea.
- Population
- 2,609 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1906
- Copper shipped
- 1911–1938
Then
- 1906
Railroad builder Michael Heney founds the town on March 26.
- 1911–1938
More than 200 million tons of Kennecott copper ore pass through on the railroad.
- 1923
President Harding visits on July 17.
- 1989
The Exxon Valdez runs aground on Bligh Reef.
Now
Salmon fishing is the main industry, celebrated every July. This place covers Orca Inlet, Port Gravina, Hinchinbrook Island, Controller Bay and Middleton Island.
15 tide stations around Cordova
- Cordova1.1 mi
- Orca3.1 mi
- Eyak River entrance6.1 mi
- Windy Bay, Hawkins Island7.3 mi
- Gravel Point8.8 mi
- Shag Rock9.5 mi
- Sheep Bay12.0 mi
- Comfort Cove, Port Gravina16.0 mi
- Pete Dahl Slough16.4 mi
- Gravina River19.0 mi
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- Johnstone Point29.3 mi
- Port Etches30.6 mi
- Cape Hinchinbrook37.0 mi
- Wingham Island, Controller Bay57.6 mi
- Middleton Island (north end)77.1 mi