The Etolin Canoe is an unfinished dugout canoe on Etolin Island, in the Tongass National Forest, that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is made of a single Western red cedar or an Alaska yellow cedar trunk and was started, it is believed, somewhere between 1880 and 1920.

Etolin Canoe
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Bow of the unfinished canoe, 1983
Etolin Canoe is located in Alaska
Etolin Canoe
LocationHead of Brunett Inlet, Etolin Island, Tongass National Forest
Nearest cityWrangell, Alaska
Coordinates56°10′23″N 132°27′25″W / 56.17303°N 132.45701°W / 56.17303; -132.45701
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleDugout canoe
NRHP reference No.88001061[1]
AHRS No.PET-089
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1989

The canoe was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Michael R. Yarborough (January 6, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Etolin Canoe". National Park Service. and accompanying six photos