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	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sitka City and Borough is a city-borough located on the west side of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle), in the state of Alaska.
		Following their victory at the Battle of Sitka the Russians established a permanent settlement in the form of a fort, named "Novo-Arkhangelsk" (or "New Archangel," a reference to the largest city in the region where Baranov was born).
		Sitka was the site of the ceremony in which the Russian flag was lowered and the United States flag raised after Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867 after the sea otter pelt trade died out.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sitka_City_and_Borough,_Alaska (2177 words)

	Alaska Division of Community Advocacy
		Sitka is located on the west coast of Baranof Island fronting the Pacific Ocean, on Sitka Sound.
		Sitka was originally inhabited by a major tribe of Tlingits, who called the village "Shee Atika." It was discovered by the Russian Vitus Bering expedition in 1741, and the site became "New Archangel" in 1799.
		In 1804, the Russians retaliated by destroying the Tlingit Fort, in the Battle of Sitka.
	www.dced.state.ak.us /dca/commdb/CF_BLOCK.cfm?Comm_Boro_Name=Sitka&Data_Type=Overview (801 words)

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		Sitka history is Alaska history, at least in terms of European influence and eventual domination.
		Sitka, which is an abbreviation of the native name for the village -- Shee Atika -- was named the capital of Russian America in 1808.
		After a 10-minute video about Russia's Battle of Sitka and the native cultures it displaced we walked along the half-mile totem pole path with a booklet explaining (when possible) the message that each pole and the figures on it were meant to convey.
	home.columbus.rr.com /jshaull/day14.htm (654 words)

	Alaskan women
		After nearly forty years in Alaska, that someone might as well be me. The fatal flaw in oral history is the ease with which it disappears, and when a town was the capital from 1808 until 1906, there are a lot of stories to disappear.
		The crowd reaction was great, so she did it again, just as the car passed Bella Hammond standing on the sidewalk beside me. I was looking at the float ahead of the car so didn't know anything about it until people began coming up to Bella and apologizing on behalf of the town.
		There are many other good Sitka stories; when God set fire to the Fourth of July booth, the philanderer who was smoked out, and China Mary the merciless fisher, but this is already too long, so more later.
	www.observatorybooks.com /sophisticated_sitka.htm (1826 words)

	Alaska, Yukon & British Columbia Travel Guide [alaskan.com] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sitka was the headquarters for the Russian-American Company which colonized and exploited their new found possession.
		Sitka was the site of the historic transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States, and the location of Alaska's first capital.
		Sitka's fortunes had ebbed to that of a small fishing hamlet, until the beginning of World War II brought a naval center to Japonski Island, with 30,000 military personnel and over 7,000 civilians.
	www.alaskan.com /bells/sitka.html (795 words)

	Alaska's Sitka District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Sitka District includes two of the biggest and westernmost of these, Baranof and Chichagof islands, and is bordered on the north by Icy Strait, on the east by Chatham Strait and on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.
		The Sitka District's remaining population of around 1,000 is widely scattered among a few communities and lumber camps that break the solitude of the Baranof and Chichagof wildernesses.
		Arriving in Sitka at night via a flight from Seattle, I wasn't surprised to find pouring rain, for the area is known for its wet, mild winters and its wet, mild summers.
	www.motherearthnews.com /Nature_and_Environment/1987_September_October/Alaska_s_Sitka_District (3393 words)

	Sitka National Historic Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sitka is also a port of call for cruise ships and ferries on the Alaska Marine Highway System.
		Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska's oldest federally designated park, was established as a federal park in 1890.
		It became a national monument in 1910 to commemorate the Battle of Sitka fought between the Tlingits and the Russians.
	www.usparkinfo.com /sitka.html (882 words)

	Sitka NHP: Administrative History (Preface) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In a pitched battle in 1804 they withdrew from the Sitka area, leaving it to the Russian fur-traders, who founded their New Archangel on the nearby point, now downtown Sitka.
		Later, the Tlingit returned to Sitka after agreements tacit and verbal, living somewhat in harmony with the intruders, with occasional outbursts.
		The interaction of the community with the park and the Native groups is well detailed in the report; including the 1930s-1950s debate on appropriate site management." An Indian cultural center was established in the park in 1966 to add a new dimension and to show the dynamic, living culture of the Natives of Southeast Alaska.
	www.nps.gov /sitk/adhi/adhi0a.htm (575 words)

	Sitka Through Four Seasons Unofficial Walking Tour of Sitka
		Sitka has been home to human culture possibly since the end of the Ice Age around 10,000 years ago.
		The Tlingit built their long clan houses in a row along the beach, and used the upper part of the hill as a cemetery.
		Although the stockade has long fallen, the blockhouse still marks a clear social boundary in Sitka: on one side is a quiet Tlingit residential area bordering a cemetery, and on the other is town's active commercial district.
	www.travelsitka.com /walking.html (1393 words)

	Sitka, Alaska
		Sitka is located in the Sitka Recording District.
		Sitka is a port of call for many cruise ships each summer; the City expects to welcome 176,000 passengers during 1998.
		However, Sitka's abundant resources and diverse economy have enabled the community to recover.
	www.acsyellowpages.com /discover/sitka.htm (596 words)

	MSN Encarta - Printer-friendly - Alaska
		Sitka National Historical Park commemorates the Battle of Sitka, the only armed conflict between Alaska Nativesand Europeans.
		Original Native art can be viewed at the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka and the University of Alaska Fairbanks museum, while Native artists display their talents at the Sitka National Historical Park and elsewhere.
		Autumn months bring festivals such as Sitka’s Alaska Day, commemorating the day the United States purchased Alaska from Russia, the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival, held in Haines near where thousands of bald eagles gather in the peak of winter, and the Bachelor Society Ball/Wilderness Women’s Contests, in Talkeetna.
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	Attractions, Alaskan Artist, Lincoln Street Glass Works Sitka Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Sitka National Totem Park with its collection of totem poles is five blocks away.
		Additional pelagic birds frequently seen feeding in Sitka Sound on the way out to St. Lazaria are tufted puffin, rhinoceros auklet and common murres.
		The sea otter population has continued their rapid expansion in Sitka Sound till they are found in most areas with suitable bottom for feeding.
	www.sitkabedandbreakfast.com /attractions.htm (1148 words)

	Sitka
		We anchored in the harbor at Sitka at 7:30.
		We visited the Sitka National Historic Park, which is located at the site of the 1804 Battle of Sitka.
		Sitka was the strongest Russian presence in North America.
	education.calumet.purdue.edu /vockell/alaska/Sitka.htm (1619 words)

	Deseret News (Salt Lake City): Sitka
		Sitka, located on Baranof Island on the outer edge of Alaska's panhandle, lies in the heart of the Tongass National Forest.
		Sitka claims to be "smack in the middle of the finest sea kayaking country in the world.
		Humpback whales are fairly common in Sitka Sound throughout the summer, but in the fall, they congregate in large numbers in the harbor, as they build up food reserves prior to their mid-winter migration to the tropics.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_200307/ai_n11407160 (1488 words)

	Sitka National Historical Park - Alaska State Park -
		Alaska's oldest federally designated park was established in 1910 to commemorate the 1804 Battle of Sitka.
		Sitka National Historical Park - Alaska & the Yukon Photos Tlingit Totems Sitka National Historical Park Please click on the thumbnail photos to view a larger photo.
		Sitka Alaska Bed and Breakfast near Sitka National Historical Park Bed and Breakfast Inn - OUR INTENT is to provide very nice accommodations at reasonable rates and have your stay in Sitka be...
	www.stateparks.com /sitka.html (357 words)

	Sitka Alaska - Cruise Reivews.com
		Sitka average annual snowfall is 39 inches per year.The average winter temperature is 23 to 35°F (-5C/2°C) The average summer temperature is 48-61°F/8-16°C degrees during the sailing season.
		Sitka set on the western shore of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska.
		Sitka is the most exotic port of call on the Alaska itinerary.
	www.cruise-reviews.com /port_info/port_detail.asp?fPortID=21 (377 words)

	Sitka Alaska Travel Information- Fishing, Bed and Breakfast, Lodging, Charters, and AK Hotels
		Sitka was the seaside capital of Russian America and a visit here is like stepping back in time to the 18th century.
		As the cultural and political hub of Russian America in the early 19th century, Sitka was known as the "Paris of the Pacific." Downtown strollers today can see St. Michael's Cathedral, an active Russian Orthodox church whose onion-shaped domes have graced the Sitka skyline for 150 years, and other National Historical Landmarks.
		A federally recognized tribe is located in the community: Sitka Tribe of Alaska; Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
	www.welcometoalaska.com /sitka.htm (1518 words)

	Osprey -- Spring 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sitka is a small town that rests on the outside waters of the Inside Passage, on the west coast of Baranof Island facing the Pacific Ocean.
		Sitka was also once the home of the capital for Russian Americans, before Alaska was sold to the United States in 1867.
		It is also the site of the infamous Battle of Sitka, where the Tlingit natives defended their land for the last time against the Russians.
	www.humboldt.edu /~osprey/spr02/story_html/alaska.html (1327 words)

	Sitka, Alaska - Alaska Online
		Located in downtown Sitka on Lincoln Street, was the capital of Alaska before Russian sold the land to United States.
		Located across Katlian Street, has 3 large anchors found in Sitka Harbor and believed to be from the 18th century British, some Russian canoe and a totem.
		Connecting Japonski Island with Sitka, was the first cable stayed, grider span bridge in the United State.
	www.alaskaonline.org /travelplanner/southeast/sitka.php (1054 words)

	Sitka Natioanl Historical Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Alaska's oldest federally designated park was established in 1910 tocommemorate the 1804 Battle of Sitka.
		Sitka was founded by Alexander Baranof, a Russian trader, in 1799.
		Sitka was the capital of Alaska from 1884 to 1900.
	volweb.utk.edu /Schools/sumnercs/nberry/aksitk.htm (150 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Sitka National Historic Park at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sitka National Historical Park, is Alaska's oldest federally designated park, established in 1910 to commemorate the 1804 Battle of Sitka.
		Parking is limited at Sitka National Historical Park but few people bring cars to Sitka, as it is situated on Baranoff Island in southeast Alaska and is accessible only by boat/ferry or plane.
		Sitka is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
	www.epinions.com /content_15126859396 (393 words)

	Sitka hiking trails listing - Alaska Online
		The east loop features picnic tables, a picnic shelter and a Russian Memorial of the battle of Sitka.
		Fine overlook of Sitka, the rainforest and the local mountains.
		Moderate to strenuous hike to the summit of the extinct volcano with several steep climbs.
	www.alaskaonline.org /hiking/sitka.php (858 words)

	alaska-ketchikan & sitka
		With “mini-waterfalls” adorning the wall side of the well-marked boulder path, sometimes flowing across, and the temperate forest of Sitka spruce, western hemlock and red cedar offering no reprieve from the “heavenly waters”, I decided to turn back at the one-mile viewpoint where there was a most foggy view of the city.
		As I was to learn later, Sitka had chosen not to build a port for the humongous cruise ships to dock that would have allowed tourists to be offloaded with no hassle.
		Thus began Sitka’s golden era as the Paris of the Pacific, the capital of Russian America.
	www.freewebs.com /onghy3/travels21_us3_alaska2.html (1898 words)

	THE TOWN, Sitka Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		The best place to get a grasp of Sitka's Russian past and the lay of the land is from the rocky vantage point of Castle Hill, where Alaska was officially transferred to the US on October 18, 1867; an informative plaque marks the spot.
		All of the tools, utensils and craft objects from Aleut, Athabascan, Tlingit and especially Aleut peoples were collected by the Rev Dr Sheldon Jackson on his wide-ranging travels throughout Alaska as a missionary and the territory's first General Agent for Education.
		Sitka's trail system ranges from shoreside strolls to harder climbs up Gavan Hill and steep Mount Verstovia: for more information visit the Forest Service office, 201 Katlian St (tel 907/747-4220).
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/North-America/USA/Sitka/102355.htm (417 words)

	Alaska cruise: Seward, Ketchikan, Skagway, Sitka, Juneau, Vancouver, Hubbard Glacier, Inside Passage.
		In 1799, the Russian explorer Alexander Baranof founded New Archangel, a settlement adjacent to the Tlingit village of Sitka, This was the beginning of the first permanent Russian government settlement in North America.
		Their brief victory ended when Baranof returned in 1804, accompanied by Russian warships, and retook Sitka in the Battle of Alaska.
		Today, picturesque Sitka, across the water from snow-capped Mount Edgecombe, is known for its fishing industry, an annual summer classical music festival and, of course, its many historic visitor attractions.
	www.cruiseweb.com /RSS-ALASKA-CRUISE-4.HTM (1721 words)

	Alaska, British Columbia and San Juan Islands Adventure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sitka is a unique town with a strong Russian heritage.
		Sitka was the capital of Russian Alaska, and St. Michael's was the center of the Russian Orthodox Church.
		Sitka residents formed a human chain to fight the fire and save as many relics as they could.
	home.comcast.net /~RBAbrams/Alaska_itinerary.html (1573 words)

	Home & Away Magazine - The AAA Magazine of the Midwest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From Sitka northward to Nome, the Last Frontier is full of amazing beauty, intriguing sites and fascinating history.
		Sitka National Historical Park contains the site of the Battle of Sitka, fought in 1804 between the native Tlingit (Klink-it) Indians and Russian fur hunters.
		Visitors to Sitka can view century-old totem poles; book a day cruise to see otters, whales, bears and deer; rent a kayak; fish for king salmon; watch the New Archangel Dancers leap and prance to Russian rhythms; and see the Sheet'ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi Dancers tell a story through traditional dance.
	www.homeandawaymagazine.com /PrintArticles/Index_Alaskan_Lights.cfm (907 words)

	Park Information - Sitka National Historical Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sitka can be reached only by air or sea.
		The Park is located at the south end of Lincoln Street, approximately one-fourth mile from downtown Sitka.
		Public Transportation - Sitka is also a port of call for ferries on the Alaska Marine Highway System.
	www.packyourgear.com /parkinfo.aspx?id=2936 (245 words)

	Sitka Summer Music Festival: Sitka History and Travel Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		By the mid-1790's, Sitka's waters were filled with ships trading with the Tlingets for the luxuriant pelts of sea otter.
		Sitka reigned as the capital of the District of Alaska from 1884, when the District was established, until 1894 when the government removed to Juneau.
		The onion dome of Saint Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral is a Sitka landmark, and the Sitka National Historical Park commemorates the site of the Battle of Sitka between the Tlingit Indians and the Russians in 1802.
	www.sitkamusicfestival.org /sitka.html (453 words)

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