Historical Markers in
Sitka, Alaska

250th Anniversary of the Bering- Chirikov Expedition A Town for an Empire Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall Alaska Purchase American Flag Raising Site American Sitka Emmons House Finding Common Ground Forest Service House Forgotten Workers of the Russian-American Company Hanlon-Osbakken House History of Castle Hill (-1804) History of Castle Hill (1804-1867) History of Castle Hill (1867-) In This Place Ladies of the Hill Men of the Hill Noow Tlein Russian Bishop's House Russian Mission Orphanage Sentinel of a Divided Town Sitka Lutheran Church Sitka Woman's Club St. Michael's Cathedral St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral Staton's Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge Story of a Hill The Priest's House Tilson Building
Alaska was once owned by Russia and was known as "Russian America". The Russians established their first settlement on the Kenai Peninsula in 1786, and Alaska remained a Russian colony until it was sold to the United States in 1867.
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