Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District explained

Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:About 0.5mile west of Kasaan, along Totem Park Trail
Nearest City:Kasaan
Coordinates:55.5412°N -132.4188°W
Added:June 11, 2002
Refnum:02000627
Designated Other1:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:CRG-00018
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

The Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District, also known as the New Kasaan Totem Pole Park, is a historic district encompassing the relocated remnants of Old Kasaan, a historic village of the Haida people in Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska. Now located in new Kasaan, the property includes the c. 1880 clan house of Chief Son-I-Hat, the Haida leader who oversaw the relocation of the people from Old to New Kasaan, and a totem pole he moved. In the 1930s, crews from the Civilian Conservation Corps relocated and/or replicated additional totem poles at the house site, restored the house, constructed a small park, and cut a trail from the center of new Kasaan to the park and adjacent cemeteries.[1]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=02000627}} NRHP nomination for Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District]. National Park Service. 2014-08-15.