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Metlakatla /ˌmɛtləˈkætlə/ (Tsimshian: Maaxłakxaała \"Saltwater pass\") is a census-designated place (CDP) on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,375; this had grown to 1,405 by the 2010 census.

Metlakatla Obituaries

It was noted by Yakima Herald-Republic on January 11th, 2015 that Vernon Henry Benson passed away in Yakima, Washington.  Benson was 91 years old and was born in Metlakatla, AK.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Vernon Henry's life.

It was disclosed by Yakima Herald-Republic on January 8th, 2015 that Vernon Henry Benson passed away in Yakima, Washington.  Benson was 91 years old and was born in Metlakatla, AK.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Vernon Henry's life.

History

Until recently, it was the largest airfield in Alaska. The project is the result of a 50-year old treaty promising the Metlakatla Indian Community a road connecting their ocean-side city to Alaska's inside passage, to allow year-round ferry service to Ketchikan. They named the town New Metlakatla, after the town they had left behind, but later dropped the "New". At the 2000 United States Census census the population was 1,375.

In 1886, William Duncan (missionary) Duncan, an English tannery employee and lay minister of the Anglicanism Church, had a doctrinal dispute with the Church authorities in Metlakatla, B.C. After the war it became a United States Coast Guard search and rescue base.