Haines, Haines Borough, Alaska, United States
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- Haines
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- On W shore of Portage Cove, 26 km (16 mi) SW of Skagway; T 30, R 59 E, Cooper River Mar.
- Named for the first secretary of the Committee of Home Missions, Mrs. Francine E. Haines; former incorporated City of Port Chilkoot merged with Haines in March 1970; named Haines in 1884 for Haines Mission, originally established in 1881 as Willard Mission by Presbyterian missionaries; earlier the place had been known as Dtehshuh (Indian village name meaning "end of the trail").
- 59.228589059° 13' 42.9"N-135.4441140135° 26' 38.8"W
- Port Chilkoot 0.2 mi. E
- Tanani 2.9 mi. N
- Mud Bay 5.3 mi. SE
- Lutak 8.9 mi. NW
- Haines 0.2 mi. N
- 2,154
- 11 m
- 874082675
- Updated Apr 24, 2020