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 / 59.52694°N 139.82662°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 |
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]
The post was attacked and destroyed by Tlingit people in 1805 during the Russo-Tlingit War 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]
Glory of Russia. An extinct Russian penal colony established, in 1795, near Ankau creek, on the southeastern shore of Yakutat bay. It has been referred to as the Yakutat colony or settlement, New Russia, Novarassi, Slavarassi, Slawa Rossij, etc.
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