Douglas Harbor

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Douglas Harbor in, Douglas, Alaska The island in the midground, right, houses a US Coast Guard station. Mount Juneau lies in the background behind the Coast Guard island Douglas 6 March 2011 006.jpg
Douglas Harbor in, Douglas, Alaska The island in the midground, right, houses a US Coast Guard station. Mount Juneau lies in the background behind the Coast Guard island

Douglas Harbor is a harbor off the coast of Douglas Island in Juneau, Alaska. [1]

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In the 2002 regular election, Juneau-area voters approved the issue and sale of bonds totaling $15 million for improving the borough's harbors, utilities, and parks systems. [2] [3] $7.1 million was allocated for the harbors, including Douglas. [4]

In January 2009, winter weather caused a boat in the harbor to sink. [5]

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References

  1. USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Douglas Harbor
  2. http://www.juneau.lib.ak.us/clerk/elections/2002/Scanned_Sample_Ballot_2002.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. http://www.juneau.lib.ak.us/clerk/elections/2002/2002-10-08_Certified_Results.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. "Bonds for harbors and roads win OK". Juneau Empire . 2002-11-06. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  5. "Three boats sink in Douglas, Harris harbors". Juneau Empire . 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-09-07.

Coordinates: 58°16′37″N134°23′08″W / 58.27694°N 134.38556°W / 58.27694; -134.38556