Primary Name: McKanna, Mike

Filed as: McKanna, Mike

Also known as: Mike McKanna

Occupation / Association: Baker; early Douglas Island resident

Associated places: Douglas Island, Alaska; Treadwell Mine community

Keywords: Mike McKanna, McKanna Mike, Douglas Island pioneers, Treadwell Mine community, early Douglas Island bakery, Douglas Alaska early residents

Biography

Mike McKanna was among the earliest permanent residents of Douglas Island during the early years of development associated with the Treadwell mines.

By 1886, several families of Treadwell employees had begun arriving in the area. Some of the first permanent residents on Douglas Island included Richard McCormick, Nickolas King, George Shatter, Mike McKanna, P.H. Fox, and Henry Mead.

The first bakery on Douglas Island was opened by P.H. Fox and Mike McKanna, serving the growing population of miners and families connected with the nearby Treadwell operations.

Sources

Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries.