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West, Alaska

Sitka AK

Russian America capital

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Russian-era glass exists here like nowhere else in the US; most of it belongs to protected context. Tread lightly..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1799-1900

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Protected-site density is the constraint.

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