Indian River
Indian River is a roughly eight-mile long watershed that flows through the community of Sitka on Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska.- Type: Stream
- Description: watershed that flows through the community of Sitka on Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska
- Also known as: “Indian River - Kaasdahéen” and “Reka Koloshenka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sitka National Historical Park and Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel.
Sitka National Historical Park
Park
Photo: Lordkinbote, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sitka National Historical Park is a national historical park in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was redesignated as a national historical park from its previous status as national monument on October 18, 1972.
Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel
Church
Photo: Barek, Public domain.
St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in Sitka, Alaska. The earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World, it was built in the nineteenth century, when Alaska was under the control of Russia, though this structure burned down in 1966.
Russian Mission Orphanage
Museum
Photo: Lordkinbote, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Russian Bishop's House, once the Russian Mission Orphanage, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska.
Indian River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Indian River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Indian River - Kaasdahéen”
- Cebuano: “Indian River”
- Dutch: “Indian River”
- French: “Indian River”
- Georgian: “ინდიანი (მდინარე)”
- Georgian: “ინდიანი”
- Irish: “Abhainn Indian”
- Venetian: “Indian River - Kaasdahéen”
- Welsh: “Afon Indian”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mountain Point Community Reservoir and Indian River Dam.
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