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Old Sitka Site
Redoubt St. Archangel Michael Site | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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 This Russian plate was buried at the time of the settlement's establishment, and is now in the Russian Bishop's House in Sitka. | |
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| Location | Mile 6.9 of Halibut Point Road, about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Sitka |
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| Nearest city | Sitka, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 57°07′46″N 135°22′24″W / 57.12955°N 135.37342°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1799 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000166[1] |
| AHRS No. | SIT-006 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | June 13, 1962[2] |
The Redoubt St. Archangel Michael Site, also known as the Old Sitka Site and now in Old Sitka State Historical Park, is a National Historic Landmark near Sitka, Alaska. Now of archaeological interest, the site, about 7 miles (11 km) north of Sitka at the end of Halibut Point Road, was the site of the early Russian-American Company settlement known as Redoubt St. Archangel Michael (Russian: форт Архангела Михаила, r "Fort Arkhangela Mikhaila"). It was the first non-Native settlement on Baranof Island. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962, and was made a state park in 1966.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "National Historic Landmark: Redoubt St. Archangel Michael Site". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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