Waterfront View of View Cove

What is now the Ghost Town of View Cove on Dall Island, Alaska, located in South Eastern Alaska, about 45 miles west of Ketchikan, and about 6 miles southwest of Hydaburg, which is located on Prince of Wales Island. View Cove operated as a limestone quarry camp where crushed limestone was quarried and shipped to Seattle, WA where it was made into Portland Cement. It operated a an active quarry from about 1928 to about 1942 when it was shut down because of World War II.

The Dock, Conveyor Tower and

Powerhouse as They Appeared in 1937

Another View of the Waterfront With View of Conveyor Tower, Superintendant's House, and

Powerhouse as they Appeared in 1938

Taken from the deck of the SS Dellwood

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