The Wilkes Expedition named the point for James White, captain of the forecastle on one of the expedition’s ships. A local name, which did not endure, was Nibbyville, given in 1885, for Jack Nibby, who had a store and was the town postmaster.
The Wilkes Expedition named the point for James White, captain of the forecastle on one of the expedition’s ships. A local name, which did not endure, was Nibbyville, given in 1885, for Jack Nibby, who had a store and was the town postmaster.