Russian Era

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  • Bering Sights Land

    Bering Sights Land

    Alexei Chirikof, with Bering, sights land. Europeans had found Alaska.
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    Russian Era

  • Hunting Begins

    Hunting Begins

    Concentrated hunting sea otter by Russians begins.

  • Discovery Of Prince Of Wales Sound

    Juan Perez ordered by Spain to explore west coast; discovers Prince of Wales Sound, Dixon Sound.
  • First White Settlement

    First White Settlement

    Grigorii Shelikov establishes first white settlement at Three Saints Bay, Kodiak.

  • Russian American Company

    Alexander Baranov establishes Russian post known today as Old Sitka; trade charter grants exclusivce trading rights to the Russian American Company.
  • Russians Lose Battle

    Russians Lose Battle

    Russians return to Sitka and attack Kiksadi fort on Indian River. Russians lose battle, but natives are forced to flee. Baranov re-establishes trading post.
  • Fort Yukon

    Fort Yukon

    Fort Yukon was established. Founded by Alexander Murray as a Russian Territory.
  • Oil Seeps in Cook Inlet

    Oil Seeps in Cook Inlet

    Russian explorer-trappers find oil seeps in Cook Inlet.

  • Gold Discovery

    Gold discovered on Stikine River near Telegraph Creek.

  • Financial Struggles

    Financial struggles force Russia to sell Russian-American to the United States. Alaska's value was not appriciated by the Americans masses at the time, calling it ''Seward's folly.'' ;Pribilof Islands placed under jurisdiction of Secretary of Treasury. Fur seal population, stabilized under Russian rule, declines rapidly.