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For those who are unfamiliar with even where Dutch Harbor is located half way out the Aleutian chain, here's what Marcus Baker (Dictionary of Alaska - 1902) has to say: "Dutch; harbor, on the eastern side of Amaknak island, in Captains bay, Unalaska. So named from the tradition that a Dutch vessel was the first to enter it. Veniaminof says that it is called, by old navigators, Dutch (Hollandish) harbor. Sarichef, 1792, calls it Udakta. According to Lutke, Tebenkof calls it Ougadakh. Davidson and Dall wrote Ulakhta harbor. It, and the village on its shores, is now universally known as Dutch harbor." By whatever its name, it is a rather bleak place and when I was first there in 1960, it supported one lone tree, dubbed then as the Aleutian National Forest. Charles -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [ <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Virginia R Hetrick PhD Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 8:10 AM To: [email protected]; Discussion group for map history Subject: Re: [MapHist] Re: A Dutch chart of the Aleutians Islands? Has anybody thought about its possibly originating with a German rather than an actual Dutch person? All that history in Pennsylvania had to start somewhere, even though it seems to be a while after the naming of Dutch Harbor. Just wondering .... v ------------------------------------------------------------- Virginia R. Hetrick, here in sunny California Email: [email protected] "There is always hope." My fave: <http://www.washington.edu/cambots/camera1_l.gif> http://www.washington.edu/cambots/camera1_l.gif There's no place like: 34N 8' 25.40", 117W 58'5.36" if you can't be at: 48N 6' 59.9" 122W 59' 54.2" -------------------------------------------------------------
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