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Haines
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Haines, city, southeastern Alaska, U.S. Located at the northern end of North America’s longest fjord, it also lies at the northern end of the Alexander Archipelago on a peninsula between the Chilkoot and Chilkat rivers. Situated near the point where the Taiya Inlet meets the Chilkoot Inlet, Haines is south of Skagway (the former gold-rush centre at the head of the Lynn Canal), 90 miles (145 km) north-northwest of Juneau. Haines (with Skagway) is the terminus of the Inside Passage (Alaska Marine Highway) and is linked by road with the Alaska Highway 160 miles (255 km) north. Originally inhabited by Chilkat (Tlingit) Indians (who called the area Dei Shu, meaning “End of the Trail”), it became a North West Trading Company post in 1878. After the establishment of a mission there in 1881, the community was named to honour Francina Electra Haines of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions. With the discovery of gold in 1899, it became a gold-rush supply centre; it also served as an outlet for the Porcupine mining district and as a frontier fort. A U.S. army installation (deactivated 1946) was built in Haines in 1904, the only such base in Alaska until World War II.

Fishing (particularly of halibut and salmon), timbering, and tourism are economic mainstays. Haines has acquired a reputation as a Chilkat Indian cultural centre, known particularly for carving and weaving crafts and for ceremonial dances; native culture is displayed at the Alaska Indian Arts centre. One of the area’s most popular attractions is the nearly 50,000-acre (20,000-hectare) Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve (1982), which contains the world’s largest concentration of bald eagles; a bald eagle festival is held annually in November. Haines hosts the annual Southeast Alaska State Fair. Nearby is Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, which together with Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve (Alaska, U.S.), Kluane National Park and Reserve (Yukon, Canada), and Tatshenshini-Alsek National Park (British Columbia, Canada) constitutes a World Heritage site. Inc. 1910. Pop. (2000) 1,811; (2010) 1,713.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.