Sheldon Jackson College - Sitka, AK
Posted by: gypsie2
N 57° 03.049 W 135° 19.457
8V E 480327 N 6323089
Private college at 805 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WM3XA5
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2008
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The college was originally founded as a training centre for Alaska natives and named the Sitka Industrial & Training School. It was re-named in honour of Rev. Sheldon Jackson, a missionary and teacher, in 1910.
The school is on the National Register of Historic Places and is also a National Historic Landmark.