Biography - James Huffman

James Huffman, who claimed a homestead 20 miles northwest of Juneau in 1887. Huffman was born February 21, 1868 at Chandlersville, Ohio, and came to Alaska in 1887. For many years he owned a cabin in Douglas, but he spent most of his time around Eagle River where he worked some mining claims. In 1911 he filed a homestead claim on the north side of Eagle River near its mouth and built a cabin there. In October, 1934, he was drowned at the mouth of the river while returning from Douglas in his motor boat.

Huffman Harbor - the more southerly of the two bights on the east side of Eagle Harbor, 20 miles northwest of Juneau. Named for James Huffman.

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