Old Sitka State Historical Park Preservation Plan

This plan was funded in part by a 2008 Preserve America grant (grant number 02-08-PA-4100) to the Alaska Historic Preservation Office for the project Alaska State Park National Historic Landmark Preservation Plans. The plan became effective July 15, 2011. The digital copy available here is of the second edition of the plan, published April 15, 2012. From the executive summary: "In 2008, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation awarded a Preserve America grant to the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Office of History and Archaeology (OHA) to create preservation plans for those units of the Alaska State Park system designated as National Historic Landmarks. Those units include Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park in Kodiak, and Fort Rousseau Causeway State Historical Park, Baranof Castle Hill State Historic Site, and Old Sitka State Historical Park—all located in Sitka. Established as a National Historic Landmark in 1962 and a state historical park in 1968, Old Sitka was the site of the first Russian fort in the Alexander Archipelago, the site of an important battle between the Tlingit and the Russians and Aleuts, and was significant for its association with European settlement of northwestern North America. The Old Sitka State Historical Park Preservation Plan provides a framework for decisions pertaining to cultural resource protection, interpretive program development, and stewardship of the park. The preservation planning process involved inventorying resources, compiling research, and discussing and sharing ideas with park managers, industry professionals, and interested public during public meetings and comment periods."

Old Sitka State Historical Park Preservation Plan

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