Castle Hill, Sitka

On the hill where Russia handed Alaska to the United States on 18 October 1867 stood Baranov's Castle, said to be haunted by a Russian princess in a blue dress.

1867 CE · 57.05, -135.34 · status: legend

The account

The hill was a Tlingit fort before the Russians took it in 1804. The castle burned in 1894; the site is now a state historic park.

Connections in the atlas

• Tlingit witchcraft accusations
• The Sitka icon of the Mother of God

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Castle Hill (Sitka, Alaska)