Russian Kiln Site

The Russian Kiln Site is a historic archaeological site on Long Island, part of the Kodiak Archipelago of southern . It is one of the oldest industrial sites in Alaska, established by the Russian American Company for the production of bricks, an otherwise rare commodity in 19th-century Russian America.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: historic archaeological site on Long Island, part of the Kodiak Archipelago of southern Alaska
  • Also known as: AHRS Site KOD-207

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kodiak.

Photo: Coast Guard, Public domain.
Island is in southwestern , in the Gulf of Alaska, 250 miles south of Anchorage. It is Alaska's largest island and second largest in the US, after the Big Island in Hawaii. The City of is situated on the east shore of Island.

Russian Kiln Site

Latitude
57.76865° or 57° 46′ 7″ north
Longitude
-152.27728° or 152° 16′ 38″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
9399QP9F+F3
Geo­Names ID
11550049
Wiki­data ID
Q20712598
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