Tag: Point Baker
Point Baker is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 35 at the 2000 census.
Point Baker is located at 56°21′9″N 133°37′43″W / 56.3525°N 133.62861°W / 56.3525; -133.62861 (56.352425, -133.628479).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) of it (3.96%) is water. In 1975, Pt Baker made national news when Zieske v Butz, a landmark lawsuit against the US Forest Service brought by residents Charles Zieske, Alan Stein, and Herb Zieske, was decided by Judge Van der Heydt, the Alaska Federal District court judge. The lawsuit stopped planned clear cutting on 400,000 acres (1,600 km) on the north end of Prince of Wales Island. The law suit was initiated by Alan Stein and the Point Baker Association which had about 30 fishermen members from the communities of Pt baker and Port…
