Tokeen, Alaska

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Tokeen, Alaska is a small, historically significant community on Prince of Wales Island known for its once-prominent marble quarries that supplied high-quality stone for major construction projects.

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instanceOf populated place
unincorporated community
administrativeStatus unincorporated
boroughOrCensusArea Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area
climateRegion temperate rainforest region
climateType maritime climate
country United States
daylightSavingTimeZone Alaska Daylight Time
developmentPattern resource-based settlement
geographicFeatureNearby Pacific Ocean
hasEconomicHistory resource extraction-based economy
hasHeritage industrial heritage
mining heritage
hasHistoricalIndustry stone cutting
stone shipping
hasNaturalResource marble
historicalSignificance marble quarrying center
isOnIsland Prince of Wales Island
knownFor high-quality marble quarries
supplying marble for major construction projects
locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Southeast Alaska
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
locatedInBodyOfWater Clarence Strait vicinity
locatedInCountrySubdivision U.S. state of Alaska
linked to: Alaska
locatedInNationSubdivision Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States
partOf Alaska Panhandle
linked to: Panhandle of Alaska

Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
primaryIndustryHistorical marble quarrying
region Prince of Wales Island region
resourceType dimension stone marble
state Alaska
status historically significant community
small community
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
transportationAccess primarily by boat

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Tokeen marble namedAfter Tokeen, Alaska