Southeast Alaska

Southeast Alaska is a narrow bit of land about 600 miles long, with hundreds of islands (the Alexander Archipelago), between the Pacific Ocean and Canada's British Columbia territory. The region is known for dramatically steep mountain sides, rocky coasts, and lush temperate rainforest. The Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian nations are acclaimed for thier copper art and woodwork expertise. They fought hard for their territory and autonomy when Russian settlers moved in. The region was historically popular for mining, timber harvesting, fisheries, and tourism, and remains so to this day.

Visit NHLs on the Southeast Coast

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  The fight for civil rights in Alaska

  Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall

  Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall NHL on Katlean St. in Sitka, Alaska

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  American Flag Raising Site NHL

  On October 18, 1867, the Russian flag was lowered on Castle Hill and the United States flag was raised

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  St. Michael's Russian Cathedral NHL

  Constructed between 1844 and 1848, the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel is the principal representative of Russian cultural influence

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  Old Sitka National Historic Landmark

  Entry to the Old Sitka State Historical park in lush green Sitka, Alaska.

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  Russian Bishop's House NHL

  The historic Russian Bishop's House

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  Russian American Co. Building No. 29 NHL

  Line drawing of the Russian-American Building No.29 in Sitka, Alaska.

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  New Russia Site NHL

  The New Russia settlement was the cause of great friction between the Yakutat Tlingit and Russian colonialists

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  Skagway & White Pass NHL

  An Alaskan frontier mining town, situated on a prime route to the Upper Yukon Valley and Klondike gold-bearing regions

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  Chilkoot Trail and Dyea NHL

  From 1897 to 1899, thousands of prospectors and "boomers" used the Chilkoot and White Pass Trails

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  Fort William H. Seward NHL

  Fort Seward was the last of 11 military posts established in Alaska during the territory's gold rushes between 1897 and 1904

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  Sitka Navy Base & Army Defenses NHL

  Sitka Navy Base & Army Defenses NHL is significant for being the Navy's first WWII air station in Alaska

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  Fort Durham National Historic Landmark

  Fort Durham represents the struggle between England, the United States, and the Russian Empire's control of the Americas