Sitka National Historical Park

Sitka National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Sitka National Historical Park

Park, southeastern Alaska, U.S. Located on Baranof Island in the Gulf of Alaska, it was established in 1910 as a national monument; a national park since 1972, it covers 107 ac (43 ha). It contains the ruins of the Indian fortress in which the Tlingit Indians made their last stand against Russian settlers in 1804. It also has a collection of old Haida Indian totem poles and the oldest intact Russian-American building in the U.S.

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Sitka National Historical Park

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historical Parks

Address: 103 Monastery St
Sitka, AK 99835
Phone: 907-747-6281;
Fax: 907-747-5938;
Web: www.nps.gov/sitk/
Size: 112 acres.
Established: Proclaimed a national monument on March 23, 1910; redesignated a national historical park on October 18, 1972.
Location: In the town of Sitka on Baranof Island in Alaska's southeastern panhandle. Sitka is accessible only by air or sea. Commercial airlines fly directly from Seattle, Juneau, and Anchorage. Air taxi companies fly a network of routes that link Sitka to Juneau, Haines, Skagway, and other southeast Alaska towns. Sitka is also a port of call for cruise ships and ferries on the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Facilities: Picnic area, visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Hiking, fishing, ranger-led walks, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Alaska's oldest federally-designated park is the site of the 1804 fort and battle that marked the last major Tlingit Indian resistance to Russian colonization. Tlingit totem poles and crafts are exhibited. The Russian Bishop's House, built in 1842, is the oldest intact piece of Russian-American architecture.

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