Sulzer
A historical populated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS description
On Prince of Wales Island, near head of Hetta Inlet, and on the N shore of Sulzer Passage, 20 mi SW of Kassan, Alex. Arch.
GNIS historical note
Site of a mining camp settled about1900. The post office established in 1901 was discontinued in 1933 (Ricks, 1965, p. 3).
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1415064. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
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- Map U.S. Geological Survey 2000-01-01 00:00:00 Geographic Names Post Phase I Map Revisions Various editions U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps. New names or names changed and applied to USGS topographic maps revised or published since completion of Phase I data compilation (1976-1981).
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.