Fort Ross - Fort Ross, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 38° 30.867 W 123° 14.616
10S E 478762 N 4262924
An old Russian fort on the coast of California.
Waymark Code: WMJW7V
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 3

"Fort Ross (Russian: ????-????), originally Fortress Ross (???????? ?????, tr. Krepost' Ross), is a former Russian establishment on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California, in the United States. It was the hub of the southernmost Russian settlements in North America from 1812 to 1842. It has been the subject of archaeological investigation and is a California Historical Landmark, a National Historic Landmark, and on the National Register of Historic Places. It is part of California's Fort Ross State Historic Park." (visit link)
Street address:
N of Fort Ross on CA 1
Fort Ross, CA USA


County / Borough / Parish: Sonoma

Year listed: 1966

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event

Periods of significance: 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Historic function: Defence

Current function: Landscape

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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