Russian Memorial

Russian Memorial is a wayside cross in Sitka, Southeastern Alaska. Russian Memorial is situated near Main Post Office, as well as near the power station Jarvis Street Power Plant.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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, 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
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Latitude

57.04736° or 57° 2′ 51″ north

Longitude

-135.31093° or 135° 18′ 39″ west

Open location code

94962MWQ+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4727113282

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Main Post Office and Jarvis Street Power Plant.

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