Shatter, George

Residence: Douglas Island, Alaska

Associated with: Treadwell mining community

Biography

George Shatter was among the early residents of Douglas Island, Alaska, during the development of the Treadwell mining district in Southeast Alaska.

By 1886, families connected with the Treadwell mines began arriving and establishing permanent homes on Douglas Island. Among those early residents were Richard McCormick, Nickolas King, George Shatter, Mike McKanna, P.H. Fox, and Henry Mead.

The settlement of these families helped form the foundation of the Douglas community as it developed alongside the Treadwell group of mines, which would become one of the largest gold mining operations in the world during Alaska’s territorial period.

Sources

• Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries