Old Sitka Site

Redoubt St. Archangel Michael Site
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
This Russian plate was buried at the time of the settlement's establishment, and is now in the Russian Bishop's House in Sitka.
Old Sitka Site is located in Alaska
Old Sitka Site
LocationMile 6.9 of Halibut Point Road, about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Sitka
Nearest citySitka, Alaska
Coordinates57°07′46″N 135°22′24″W / 57.12955°N 135.37342°W / 57.12955; -135.37342
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1799
NRHP reference No.66000166[1]
AHRS No.SIT-006
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLJune 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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmark: Redoubt St. Archangel Michael Site". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference RussianAmerican was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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