SITKA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK


Meaning of SITKA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK in English

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.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.