St. Michael Redoubt Site
St. Michael Redoubt Site | |
 Drawing of the redoubt, c. 1843, by I. G. Voznesenskii | |
| Nearest city | St. Michael, Alaska |
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| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1833 |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000222[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1977 |
St. Michael Redoubt was a fortified trading and supply post established by the Russian-American Company in 1833, at the location of what is now the city of St. Michael, Alaska. It is located on the southern shore of Norton Sound at a convenient location near the mouth of the Yukon River. The fort, established by order of Ferdinand Wrangel, was used in following decades as a logistics point for exploration of southwestern Alaska and the Alaskan interior via the Yukon and other rivers.[2]
The archaeological remains of the redoubt are located in the city of St. Michael. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Inglis, Robin (ed) (2008). Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864061. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
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