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Photographer: Michael Hicklin
Taken: September 14, 2013
Caption: Fort Ross Chapel Marker
Additional Description: This plaque is mounted on the wall of the fort, to the left of the chapel and behind the stand that holds the church bell. It reads:

This chapel was a part of the settlement founded by the Russians in 1812 and known as Fort Ross. The fort was in the form of a quadrangle, about 300 feet square, inclosed by a redwood wall, with two blockhouses at opposite corners. Fort Ross contained Fifty-nine buildings, nine of which, including this chapel, were within the inclosure. The Russians withdrew in 1841, selling their improvements and stock to John A. Sutter of Sutter's Fort. Property acquired by the State of California in 1906.

Tablet placed by Historic Landmarks Committee,
Native Sons of the Golden West
1928
Submitted: September 24, 2013, by James King of San Miguel, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p255045
File Size: 3.240 Megabytes

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