This page was last updated on 11 August 2021 Click here to  Print this page Biography finder A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     Index of first names Douglas Island, Alaska             Douglas Island, in Southeast Alaska, is 17 miles long, 8 miles at it's widest portion and has 42 miles of shoreline. George Vancouver discovered and named Douglas for John Douglas, then Bishop of Salisbury, in 1793. Gold was discovered in 1881 by "French Pete" Erussard who later sold his claims to John Treadwell for $400. The Tredwell Mine produced $62,000,000 up to the date of the cave in April 22, 1917. This mine was the largest low grade mine in the world at the time. Based on a 1910 estimate, Douglas was the largest city in Southeast Alaska. The post office was established 1887, Fire Department in 1898, school in 1891 and the town incorporated in 1902.           Any contributions will be gratefully accepted                       Errors and Omissions The Forum What's new? We are looking for your help to improve the accuracy of The Douglas Archives. If you spot errors, or omissions, then please do let us know Contributions Many articles are stubs which would benefit from re-writing. Can you help? Copyright You are not authorized to add this page or any images from this page to Ancestry.com (or its subsidiaries) or other fee-paying sites without our express permission and then, if given, only by including our copyright and a URL link to the web site.   If you have met a brick wall with your research, then posting a notice in the Douglas Archives Forum may be the answer. Or, it may help you find the answer! You may also be able to help others answer their queries. Visit the Douglas Archives Forum.   2 Minute Survey To provide feedback on the website, please take a couple of minutes to complete our survey.   We try to keep everyone up to date with new entries, via our What's New section on the home page. We also use the Community Network to keep researchers abreast of developments in the Douglas Archives. Help with costs Maintaining the three sections of the site has its costs.  Any contribution the defray them is very welcome Donate   Newsletter If you would like to receive a very occasional newsletter - Sign up!

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