russia colony

By Jerome williams

  • Bering

    Bering's second expedition, with Georg Wilhelm Steller aboard, the first naturalist to Expadition visit Alaska
  • Discovery of Alaska

    Discovery of Alaska

    Europeans finally discover Alaska. July 15
  • exploration of the Arctic Ocean

    exploration of the Arctic Ocean

    Captain james Cookof England explores the Arctic Ocean
  • The first settlement

    The first settlement

    First white settlement in Alaska on Kodiak Island, established by Grigorii Shelikov
  • Russian Director

    Russian Director

    Aleksandr Branov becomes director of Russian settlement.
  • First orthodox church

    First orthodox church

    First Russian Orthodox Church is established in Kodiak
  • Massacre

    Massacre

    Tlingit Indians massacre 20 Russian and up to 130 Aleut workers at old sitka.
  • smallpox

    smallpox

    The Dena'ina Population Decimated by smallpox.

  • Eskimo Mission School

    First mission school for the Eskimowas established at Nushagak by Russian-Greek

  • Fort Yukon

    Fort Yukon established