Waterfall, Alaska Explained

Official Name:Waterfall, Alaska
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Type2:Borough
Subdivision Name2:Unorganized[1] [2]
Subdivision Type4:Township
Subdivision Name4:T S R E Copper River Meridian
Leader Title:State senator
Leader Name:Bert Stedman (R)
Leader Title1:State rep.
Leader Name1:Dan Ortiz (I)
Established Title:Settled
Population As Of:2000
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Coordinates:55.2972°N -133.2406°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:907
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Waterfall is an Unincorporated community on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States, approximately west of Ketchikan. The primary industry was Waterfall Cannery, built in 1912 as a salmon processing facility. The cannery closed in 1973 and was renovated into the Waterfall Resort, a sport fishing lodge.

Waterfall is not connected to the island's road system; visitors to the resort arrive by floatplane from Ketchikan.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alaska Statutes - Title 29 Chapter 03. The Unorganized Borough. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. July 15, 2008. June 9, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090609120846/http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/logon/pubs/29_03.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: Legislative Directive for Unorganized Borough Review. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development.