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Point Baker
Located on the northern tip of Prince of
Wales Island, Point Baker is 142 miles south of Juneau and 101 miles
northwest of Ketchikan. It lies at approximately 56° 21' N Latitude,
133° 37' W Longitude (Sec. 06, T064S, R076E, Copper River Meridian). The
community is located in the Juneau Recording District. The area
encompasses 1 sq. miles of land and 1 sq. miles of water.
 Point
Baker was named in 1793 by Capt. George Vancouver, who named it after
the Second Lieutenant on his ship Discovery. The first floating
fish packer came to Point Baker to buy fish in 1919, and trade continued
in this fashion until the 1930s, when the Forest Service opened the area
for homesites. During the 1920s and 1930s, up to 100 tents lined the
harbor, occupied by hand-trollers. The first store was built in 1941,
and a post office opened in 1942. In 1955, Point Baker was withdrawn
from the Tongass National Forest. A floating dock was built by the State
in 1961; larger docks replaced it in 1968.
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