Russian Fort Elizabeth
Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park is a National Historic Landmark just southeast of present-day Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It is the last remaining Native Hawaiian fort on the Hawaiian Islands, built in the early 19th century by natives with an Italian-based design provided by a German traveler who arrived on a Russian-American Company ship, as a project of High Chief Kaumualiʻi.- Park
- …lies at an elevation of 3 metres (10 feet)
- …is also known as “Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cook Landing Site and Lucy Wright Park.
Cook Landing Site
Protected area
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The Cook Landing Site in Waimea on Kauaʻi island…
Lucy Wright Park
Park
Lucy Wright Park, also referred to as Lucy Wright…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimea and Pākalā Village.
Pākalā Village
Hamlet
Pākalā Village is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. Pākalā Village is situated 2½ km southeast of Russian Fort Elizabeth.
Russian Fort Elizabeth
- Category: recreation area
- Location
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Latitude
21.95103° or 21° 57′ 4″ north
Longitude
-159.66407° or 159° 39′ 51″ west
Open location code
73H2X82P+C9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Russian Fort Elizabeth” goes by many names.
- German: “Russisches Fort”
- Portuguese: “Forte Elizabeth, Havaí”
- Spanish: “Fort Elizabeth”
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