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Kah Shakes

Ghost town · Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska

Ketchikan A-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:63,360)
Ketchikan A-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kah Shakes is a ghost town in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska. It is one of 3 former communities in Ketchikan Gateway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kah Shakes as a historical populated place on the Ketchikan A-3 SW topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 55.0417° N, 130.9750° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKetchikan A-3 SW
Elevation105 ft
Nearest living townMetlakatla, AK
Distance to it23.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1894991
Coordinates55.04167, -130.97500

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What's there now

Kah Shakes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Metlakatla, AK (population 1,338), about 23.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 105 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Kah Shakes?

Kah Shakes is in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska, at 55.0417, -130.9750.

How many ghost towns are in Ketchikan Gateway County?

Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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