Three Saints Bay Site National Historic Landmark

Historic drawing of Three Saints Bay

Quick Facts

Location:

Kodiak, Alaska

Significance:

First Russian colony in America.

Designation:

National Historic Landmark designated on June 2, 1978

OPEN TO PUBLIC:

No

MANAGED BY:

Old Harbor Native Corporation

Founded in August 1784 by Grigorii Shelikhov, Three Saints Bay settlement was the first Russian colony in America and served as a base for the exploration and eventual settlement of other stations. In 1792, the colony moved to Kodiak, and this settlement was destroyed. The site also represents the Three Saints phase of the Kachemak tradition, a late prehistoric culture on Kodiak Island.
 

Additional Information

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