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Wrangell is named after Baron Ferdinand von Wrangell of the Russian American Company, who was charged with extending Russia's fur trade into Southeast Alaska. To that end, he ordered a fort to be established in 1833, on Wrangell Island near the mouth of the Stikine River. The Stikine Tlingit Indians, who were scattered in villages nearby, moved closer to take advantage of fur trading opportunities. In 1839, the fort passed into the hands of the British...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738574988
ISBN13:9780738574981
Release Date:June 2011
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"
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