Edna Bay
Edna
Bay is located on the southeast coast of Kosciusko Island, northwest of
Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. It lies at approximately 55°
57' N Latitude, 133° 40' W Longitude (Sec. 28, T068S, R076E, Copper
River Meridian). The community is located in the Ketchikan Recording
District. The area encompasses 27 sq. miles of land and 10 sq. miles of
water.
Edna Bay is a fishing community,
originally named by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1904. Settlement
was enabled by a State land disposal sale. A post office was established
in 1943, but was transferred to Ketchikan in 1960.
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