NRHP Reference # 79003758 Year built 1939 | Area 2 ha Added to NRHP 7 August 1979 | |
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Address Tongass National Forest, 2660 Killer Whale Ave, Saxman, AK 99901, USA Similar Totem Bight State Historic S, Totem Heritage Center, Saxman Native Village, Dolly's House Museum, Revillagigedo Island |
Saxman Totem Park is a public park in the city of Saxman, Alaska, just south of Ketchikan in southeastern Alaska. The park is home to a collection of totem poles, some of which are old poles relocated to this place from abandoned Tlingit villages in the region, or were reconstructed by skilled Tlingit carvers under the auspices of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The poles originated in the communities of Old Tongass, Cat Island, Village Island, Pennock Island, and Fox Village. One of the carved items recovered from abandoned villages is a marble statue of a grizzly bear. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
List of totem poles and house posts
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Saxman Totem Park Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA