Entry Points:

Whale Park	Downtown Sitka
Swan Lake	Totem Park

About Sitka

On July 15, 1741, Alexei Chirikof discovered Alaska at the location of present day Sitka. In 1799 Czar Paul I chartered the Russian-American company with a monopoly over trade in Alaska and the power to administer its affairs in Alaska. It was headquartered in Sitka, which became the Russian Capitol of Alaska. It was in Sitka on October 18, 1867 that the United States bought Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million. Sitka remained the capitol until 1912 when it was moved to Juneau.

Sitka is located on Baranof island in the panhandle of Alaska. Mountains drop steeply into the ocean along most of the coastline in this area. A river delta provided a more level area for the founding of Sitka. The city is now spread along several miles of the forested slopes.

Tlingit Indians occupied Sitka at the time of it's discovery. At first they tolerated the colonists, but fighting began which ended in 1804 with the Siege of Shiskeenue, where the Russians defeated them. The Tlingit Indians are still a major segment of the population in Sitka.

Sitka is officially known as the City and Borough of Sitka, the government of the two being combined. The whole 100 mile length of Baranof Island is technically part of the city. However the Tongass National Forest covers all the island except the inhabited area around Sitka. The rest of the island is virtually uninhabited.

For More Information:
See Wikipedia's Sitka article.

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A Street American Street Arrowhead Street Austin Street Baranoff Street Barker Street Barracks Street Brady Street Cascade Creek Drive Cascade Street Cathedral Way Cedar Beach Street Charles Street Charteris Street Chirikov Street Crabapple Drive Davidoff Street De Armond Street De Groff Street Degroff Street Dodge Circle Edgecumbe Drive Erler Street Etolin Way Furuhelm Street Gavin Street Georgeson Street Granite Creek Road

Halibut Pt. Hwy Hamlock Street Harbor Drive Hirst Street Indian River Road Jarvis Street Jeff Davis Street Johnston Street Kashevaroff Street Kasheveroff Street Katlian Avenue Katlian Street Kimsham Street Kinkead Street Kostrometinoff Street Kramer Avenue Lake Street Lakeview Street Lincoln Street Marine Street Mikele Street Mills Street Moller Street Monastery Street Mt. Edgecumbe Nakwasina Street New Archangel Street Observatory Street

Oceanview Street Oja Way Osprey Street Peterson Avenue Peterson Street Pherson Street Price Street Ross Street Sanddollar Drive Sawmill Creek Road Seward Street Shelikof Drive Shelikoff Drive Shotgun Alley Shuler Drive Sirstad Street Smith Street Spruce Street Swan Lake Tilson Street Tlingit Way Totem Park Verstovia Street Wachusetts Street Wolf Street Wortman Street