Russian Memorial
Russian Memorial is a wayside cross in Sitka, Southeastern Alaska. Russian Memorial is situated nearby to Main Post Office, as well as near the power station Jarvis Street Power Plant.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sitka National Historical Park and Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church.
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.
Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church
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. Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church is situated 1 mile west of Russian Memorial.
Sitka Public Library
Library
Sitka Public Library is the public library for Sitka, Alaska. It receives about 100,000 guests annually and houses a collection of 75,000 books, audiobooks, music recordings, reference resources, videos as well as an assortment of Alaskan and national periodicals. Sitka Public Library is situated 1 mile west of Russian Memorial.
Russian Memorial
- Type: Wayside cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.04736° or 57° 2′ 51″ northLongitude
-135.31093° or 135° 18′ 39″ westOpen location code
94962MWQ+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4727113282OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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