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The Kukak Bay Cannery was a commercial 
The remains of the cannery are located on the shores of Kukak Bay, an inlet providing some shelter from the harsh weather of the area.
The cannery property formally became part of
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canning operation on the southern coast of the Alaska Peninsula
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. The cannery operated intermittently from 1922 to 1951, with its most active years before 1936, when most of its complex was destroyed by fire.
The remains of the cannery are located on the shores of Kukak Bay, an inlet providing some shelter from the harsh weather of the area.
The cannery property formally became part of Katmai National Park and Preserve
Katmai National Park and Preserve is an American national park and preserve in southwest Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. The park and preserve encompass , which is between the sizes of Connecticut a ...
in 1931, and was designated an archaeological historic district
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, comprising 18 contributing sites, on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 2003. It is monitored regularly by park rangers, but is deteriorating due to the weather.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
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*National Register of Historic Places listings in Katmai National Park and Preserve
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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Katmai National Park ...
References
Buildings and structures completed in 1923 National Register of Historic Places in Katmai National Park and Preserve Buildings and structures in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska 1923 establishments in Alaska {{Alaska-NRHP-stub