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132° 40' W Longitude - 55° 29' N Latitude
Hollis is located on the east side of Prince of Wales Island, 19 miles east of Craig by road, and 35 miles west of Ketchikan by water.

History:
Hollis was a mining town at the turn of the century, with a population of over 1,000. Gold and silver were mined until about 1915.  In 1953, it became a logging camp when a long-term timber contract was enacted with Ketchikan Pulp Co. It served as the base for timber operations on Prince of Wales Island until 1962, when the camp was moved 45 miles north to Thorne Bay. The area was permanently settled by in recent years through a state land disposal sale.
Hollis is a non-Native community that provides logging operations support and State Ferry services. The economy is based on fishing, mining, logging and tourism.

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