Historical Marker

Skagway Remembers

Historical marker location:
, Skagway, Alaska
( Memorial is at the intersection of 7 Avenue and Spring Street on 7 Avenue.)

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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