Killisnoo, Alaska
| Killisnoo | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Killisnoo
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| Coordinates: 57°28′10″N 134°34′11″W / 57.46944°N 134.56972°WCoordinates: 57°28′10″N 134°34′11″W / 57.46944°N 134.56972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Hoonah-Angoon |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Bert Stedman (R) |
| • State rep. | Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Time zone | Alaska (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | Alaska (UTC-8) |
| GNIS ID | 1423064 |
Killisnoo was an unincorporated community on Killisnoo Island in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, near Angoon which is on Admiralty Island. It is noted to have had a post office which closed in 1930. It has also been known by several names which include Kanas-nu, Kanasnu, Kenasnow and Killishoo.
Killisnoo Island has long been inhabited by Tlingit people. In the late 1800s, the North West Trading Company built a fish processing plant at Killisnoo and many Tlingit moved from nearby Angoon and other areas to Killisnoo to work at the plant. The plant was destroyed in a fire in 1928 and most of the residents left Killisnoo.
The St. John the Baptist Church in Killisnoo was destroyed by fire in 1927, and the congregation built a new church in Angoon.
Like Angoon, Killisnoo has a less-rainy climate than most of southeastern Alaska, which is why Killisnoo is now the home of a fishing and hunting establishment by the name of Whaler's Cove Lodge.
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