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Sitka was originally inhabited by a major Tlingit Indian tribe, who called the village "Shee Atika." Russian explorer Vitus Bering arrived with his expedition in 1741, and in 1799 the site became known by the Russian invaders as "New Archangel." Alexander Baranov, manager of the Russian-American company, built St. Michael's Redoubt trading post and fort here, but the Tlingits, leery that submission to the Russians would make them slave labor to the fur trade company, burned down the fort and looted the warehouse in 1802. The Russians retaliated in 1804, destroying the Tlingit fort in the Battle of Sitka. After this last major stand against the Russians, the Tlingits evacuated the area until about 1822. By 1808, Sitka was the capital of Russian Alaska. Baranov served as governor from 1790 through 1818. During the mid-1800s, Sitka was the major port on the North Pacific coast, with ships of many nations calling. Furs were exported for markets in Europe and Asia, and salmon, lumber and...
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Photographimage Scanned From A Photographic Print Using A Microtek Scanmaker 9600 Xl At 100 Dpi In Jpeg Format At Compression Rate 3 And Resized To 768x600 Ppi. 2004
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