Tides & Towns
Southeast Alaska · AK

Haines

The eagle town at the head of Lynn Canal.

Population
1,657 (2020 census)
Mission
1881
Fort Seward
1904

Then

  1. 1881

    Sheldon Jackson builds a mission on land given by the Chilkat.

  2. 1884

    The mission is renamed for fundraiser Francina Haines.

  3. 1904

    Fort William H. Seward is completed.

  4. 1910

    Haines incorporates on January 24.

Now

From October to February, the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve holds the world's largest gathering of bald eagles.

3 tide stations around Haines

Sources