Hydaburg Totem Park

Hydaburg Totem Park
Location 5th and Main Sts., Hydaburg, Alaska
Coordinates 55°12′28″N 132°49′30″W / 55.20778°N 132.82500°W / 55.20778; -132.82500Coordinates: 55°12′28″N 132°49′30″W / 55.20778°N 132.82500°W / 55.20778; -132.82500
Area less than one acre
Built 1939 (1939)
NRHP Reference # 06000491[1]
Added to NRHP June 16, 2006

The Hydaburg Totem Park is a city park in the small community of Hydaburg, Alaska, located on the western side of Prince of Wales Island in southeastern Alaska. The park, created in 1939, contains a collection of preserved and recreated totem poles, based on originals collected from small communities abandoned by the Haida people to form Hydaburg. The old totem poles were brought to the park by crews from the Civilian Conservation Corps, and were recreated and preserved under the guidance of Haida master carvers.[2] The park has been the subject of a major restoration effort in the 2010s.

The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Hydaburg Totem Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-10-31.


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