New Russia (trading post)
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New Russia (Russian: Новороссийск; also called Novarassi, Slavarassi, Slavorossiya (Russian: Славороссия), Yakutat Colony, and Yakutat Settlement) was a trading-post for furs and a penal colony[3] established by Russians in 1796 in present-day Yakutat Borough, Alaska.[4]: 15–16 It was presumably named after the Joseph Billings ship Slava Rossii, or "Glory of Russia".[5]
New Russia Site | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location | South of Kardy Lake, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Yakutat |
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Nearest city | Yakutat, Alaska |
Coordinates | 59°31′37″N 139°49′36″W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1796 |
NRHP reference No. | 72001593[1] |
AHRS No. | YAK-029 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
Designated NHL | June 02, 1978[2] |
Designated AHRS | 1971 |
The post was attacked and destroyed by Tlingit people in 1805 during the Russo-Tlingit War [ru] of 1802-1805. The 7 buildings inside a stockade, and 5 buildings outside, were burnt in 1805, and the site was never again occupied. The events at New Russia represent a pivotal moment in Russian-Tlingit relations.[5][dead link] As an archaeological site, it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.[2][6]