False Pass’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of False Pass. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗False Pass is an early English name for Isanotski Strait on which the city of False Pass is located. The strait was called "False Pass" because it was thought to be impassable for deep draft vessels at the northern end. A salmon cannery was built on the Unimak Island side of the strait in 1919 which provided the nucleus for the modern settlement. A U.S. post office with the name of False Pass was established in 1921 which gave official status to the community.
Commercial fishing for salmon, cod, halibut and crab continues to be the core of the community's lifestyle and economy.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart False Pass’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how False Pass’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFalsepass ak plat1588peharris1926, 1926: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10False Pass, decade by decade
1980s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Falsepass ak plat1588peharris1926 (1926) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.