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Bering Strait namesake era and Sitka trading post legacy
Vitus Bering, Alaska explorer, died while at work and was buried on a Siberian island. Russians under Baranov established Sitka as a key stockade, trading with natives and expanding to Kodiak and beyond. Mount McKinley rises in Alaska as the region’s tallest peak, while Russia and the Hudson’s Bay Company extended fur trade to distant markets. Uncle Ray offers free leaflets on Mexico and its ancient civilizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Coffman
Vitus Bering
Alaska
Siberia
Bering Strait
Bering Sea
Catherine
Aleutian Islands
Alexan
der Baranov
Kodiak Island
Archangel
Michael
Sitka
Post of
Russia
Hudson’s
Bay Company
John Jacob
Astor
Baranov