HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR

Castle Hill (Baranof Castle State Historic Site), Sitka

Замковый холм в Ситке (место резиденции правителей Русской Америки)
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A hill above Sitka harbour occupied by the Russians in 1804; it held the fortification and the residence of the chief managers of the Russian-American Company in New Archangel. On 18 October 1867 the formal transfer of Russian America to the United States took place here. No Russian buildings survive; the site is a U.S. National Historic Landmark (1962) and an Alaska state historic site.
Холм в гавани Ситки, занятый русскими в 1804 году; здесь находились укрепление и резиденция главных правителей Российско-американской компании в Ново-Архангельске. 18 октября 1867 года на холме состоялась церемония передачи Русской Америки Соединённым Штатам. Русские постройки не сохранились; место имеет статус Национального исторического памятника США (1962) и исторического парка штата Аляска.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire
FunctionFort, settlement
Present ownerState of Alaska
Acquisitionbuilt, 1804
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2024-05
Transferred to the United States on 18 October 1867; according to the National Park Service, the site is managed by the State of Alaska.

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