Emmons House

Historical marker location:

601 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Alaska

( Marker is at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Baranof Street, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Street.)

Historic Sitka Alaska

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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, signed into law in 1971, was the largest land settlement in United States history. The act provided for the transfer of over 44 million acres of land and nearly $1 billion to Alaska Native corporations.