Tee Harbor, Juneau

Tee Harbor (also known as The Harbor) refers to two adjacent populated places in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The area had a population of 32 in 1950. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Fairhaven and 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the main city of Juneau.[1]

Tlingit houses and canoes in Tee Harbor, June 1907
Gill netter with bait herring in Tee Harbor, June 1907

Business in the area began with a saltery in 1901 and a cannery in 1911; the cannery burnt down in 1912, according to a 1957 publication by R. N. DeArmond.

Halibut fishing schooner Christine at the Tee Harbor wharf, June 1907

The name was published in Polk's Gazetteer in 1916.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
194037—
195032−13.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Tee Harbor first appeared on the 1940 and 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was later annexed into Juneau.

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See also
  • Lena Beach, Alaska

References
  1. USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Tee Harbor
  2. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.



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