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| Keywords: Presbyterian Church, Metlakatla, early 1920s (THWAITES 371).jpeg Photograph Creator John E Thwaites Caption on image Presbyterian Church Metlakatla Alaska PH Coll 247 856<br/>Metlakatla is located at Port Chester on the west coast of Annette Island 15 miles south of Ketchikan Metlakatla means saltwater channel passage and was founded by a group of Canadian Tsimshians who migrated from Prince Rupert British Columbia in 1887 seeking religious freedom They were led by a Scottish lay priest in the Anglican Church Church of England Reverend William Duncan who had begun his missionary work with the Tsimshians at Fort Simpson B C in 1857 Rev Duncan traveled to Washington D C around 1886 to personally request land from President Grover Cleveland for the Tsimshians The Island was selected by a local search committee and by 1890 there were 823 residents Congress declared Annette Island a federal Indian reservation in 1891 Residents built a church a school a sawmill and a cannery and constructed homes in an orderly grid pattern Duncan continued to inspire and lead his followers until his death in 1918 In 1927 the community built a hydroelectric plant During World War II the U S Army constructed a large air base a few miles from town which was later used for commercial amphibian flights to Ketchikan The U S Coast Guard also maintained a base on the Island until 1976 The Annette Island Reserve remains the only federal reservation for indigenous peoples in Alaska Subjects LCTGM Presbyterian churches--Alaska--Metlakatla Subjects LCSH Metlakatla Presbyterian Church Metlakatla Alaska ; Presbyterian church buildings--Alaska--Metlakatla depicted place Metlakatla Alaska ca 1920s Institution University of Washington UWASH-THWAITES-source accession number thwaites 371 PD-old-auto-1923 1940 Information field Order Number THW372 Images from the John E Thwaites Photographs of Alaska Collection to check Presbyterian churches in Alaska Buildings in Metlakatla Alaska | ||||
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