Craig

History

Originally, Craig's townsite was a temporary fishing camp used for gathering herring. Craig was named after Craig Miller (also spelled Millar) who established a fish saltery on nearby Fish Egg Island in 1907 Craig Miller constructed a cold storage plant and packing company at the present site of Craig, Due to the badly burned state of the bodies, investigators were only certain that they had recovered the remains of seven bodies, but a coroner's jury ruled that all eight who were aboard the boat had been killed by gunshot wounds from a .22-caliber firearm (either a handgun or rifle). On January 5, 2013, at 3:58 am ET Craig was hit by a 7.5-magnitude offshore earthquake 63 miles (102 km) west of the town. Regional tsunami warnings and advisories were issued. Voluntary evacuations of the town occurred. Despite this, no fatalities, serious injuries, or incidents of damage were reported and the tsunami threat never materialized other than minor, localized sea level rises.

Most-observed species

• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  404
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  290
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  269
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  236
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  235
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  226
• Pacific Wren

  Troglodytes pacificus S.F.Baird, 1864 · Aves
  219
• Glaucous-winged Gull

  Larus glaucescens J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  212

Largest nearby schools

• PACE Correspondence
  Other · Craig · 433 students · 86.6:1 ratio
• Klawock City School
  Other · Klawock · 124 students · 8.9:1 ratio
• Craig Elementary
  Elementary · Craig · 104 students · 11.6:1 ratio
• Craig High School
  High · Craig · 80 students · 13.3:1 ratio
• Craig Middle School
  Middle · Craig · 51 students · 10.2:1 ratio
• Klawock Correspondence
  Other · Klawock

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2021-08-13
  97 km WSW of Craig, Alaska
• M 2.5 — 2021-07-15
  95 km WSW of Craig, Alaska
• M 3.4 — 2019-12-10
  20 km WSW of Hydaburg, Alaska
• M 2.8 — 2019-08-16
  93 km WSW of Craig, Alaska
• M 2.9 — 2019-08-16
  Southeastern Alaska
• M 3.2 — 2013-05-27
  66 km SW of Edna Bay, Alaska