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Fort Ross | |
.jpg) Orthodox Holy Trinity St. Nicholas Chapel at Fort Ross, 2016 | |
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| Location | Fort Ross State Historic Park, Sonoma County, California |
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| Nearest city | Healdsburg, California |
| Coordinates | 38°30′52″N 123°14′37″W / 38.51444°N 123.24361°W |
| Built | 1812 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000239 |
| CHISL No. | 5 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | November 5, 1961[3] |
| Designated CHISL | 1932[1] |
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Fort Ross (Russian: Форт-Росс, romanized: Fort-Ross, крепость Росс, krepost' Ross, Kashaya: Metini) is a former Russian establishment on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California. It was the hub of the southernmost Russian settlements in North America from 1812 to 1841. Notably, it was the first multi-ethnic community in northern California, with a combination of Native Californians, Native Alaskans, Russians, Finns, and Swedes.[4] It has been the subject of archaeological investigation and is a California Historical Landmark, a National Historic Landmark, and on the National Register of Historic Places. It is part of California's Fort Ross State Historic Park.
- ^ "Fort Ross". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Fort Ross". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ Ballard, Hannah (1997). "Ethnicity and Chronology at Metini, Fort Ross State Historic Park, California" (PDF). Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers: 116–140.