Sitka Spruce Plantation (Unalaska, Alaska)

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Sitka Spruce Plantation
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Nearest city:	Unalaska, Alaska
Coordinates:	53°53′18.64″N 166°32′23.14″W / 53.8885111, -166.5397611Coordinates: 53°53′18.64″N 166°32′23.14″W / 53.8885111, -166.5397611
Built/Founded:	1805
Designated as NHL:	June 02, 1978[1]
Added to NRHP:	February 14, 1978[2]
NRHP Reference#:	78000513
Governing body:	Private

Sitka Spruce Plantation, also known as The Forest or AHRS UNL-074, is the first afforestation site in North America, in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. By this project, the Russians, in 1805, sought to make the Unalaska community self-sufficient in timber.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.^[1][3]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Sitka Spruce Plantation. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
3. ^ Joan M. Antonson (December 15, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Sitka Spruce Plantation (AHRS UNL 074) / "The Forest"PDF (412 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 4 photos from 1975.PDF (586 KiB)

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