Mount Edgecumbe in Sitka in Sitka Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
History of Castle Hill (1867-)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2021
1. History of Castle Hill Marker
The castle then served as the seat of the United States government until military forces were withdrawn in 1877. Following 1877 there was no government in Alaska until the Organic Act of 1884 authorized the appointment of an Internal Revenue agent. The castle was then used for office and residence of government officials until it was destroyed by fire in 1894.
On July 18, 1898, by order of President McKinley, this site was reserved for agricultural investigations and weather service reporting by the Department of Agriculture. A new building was constructed for these purposes. It was later destroyed, and land ownership was transferred to the Territory of Alaska in 1956. Site improvements were carried out during 1966 and 1967 in preparation for the Alaska Purchase centennial.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical date for this entry is July 18, 1898.
Location. 57° 2.919′ N, 135° 20.272′ W. Marker is in Sitka, Alaska, in Sitka Borough. It is in Mount Edgecumbe. It can be reached from Harbor Drive. Marker is atop Castle Hill in Baranof Castle State Historic Site. It can reached via a stairway from Lincoln Street or an accessible but steep paved path from Harbor Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sitka AK 99835, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Alaska, in Tlingit and Haida & Tsimshian Region. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. There are three in all.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2021
2. History of Castle Hill Marker
Via University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections (AWC1131) / Fair use
3. Baranof Castle on Castle Hill between 1867 and 1894
Unknown / Public domain, 1894
4. Baranof Castle in flames
Photograph from the online overview of the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology's Castle Hill Archaeological Project, undertaken in the late 1990s.
U.S. Department of Agriculture / Public domain, circa 1900
5. Agricultural Experimental Station in Sitka
Reproduced from The Agricultural Experiment Stations in the United States, written by Alfred Charles True and V. A. Clark and published by the Government Printing Office.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
