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Sitka (Tlingit: Sheetʼká; Russian: Ситка) is a unified city-borough in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Alaska.It was under Russian rule from 1799 to 1867. The city is situated on the west side of Baranof Island and the south half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle).
In 1939, Eliason moved to Sitka, Alaska and graduated from Sitka High School in 1943. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a commercial fisherman and pipe fitter in Sitka, Alaska. Eliason served on the Sitka City Council and as Mayor of Sitka. [1] He also served on the Greater Sitka Borough Assembly.
He moved to Sitka, Alaska, in 1960 where he served six terms as Mayor during a span of 20 years. [4] During his time in office, Dapcevich worked to successfully unify the City of Sitka with various borough governments. [5] Upon his retirement in 1995, he moved back to Juneau. [3]
Port Walter is located on the southeastern side of Baranof Island in Sitka City and Borough, AlaskaIt is made up of two parts: Little Port Walter and Big Port Walter. Little Port Walter was the home of a herring saltery during the turn on the century and the ruins can still be seen.
The Sitka School District's enrollment usually hovers between 1,400 and 1,500 students in its k-12 enrollment figure. A common misconception [ citation needed ] especially among those outside of Sitka is that the statewide public boarding high school, Mt. Edgecumbe High School , is part of the district when in fact it is administered directly ...
Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (IATA: SIT, ICAO: PASI, FAA LID: SIT) is a state-owned, public-use airport located west of the central business district of Sitka, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is named after Sitka's former mayor Rocky Gutierrez.
Marko Dapcevich (born 1969) is a former mayor of Sitka, Alaska. [1] He is an "Honored Member" of a United Nations group, signed the US Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement, which is part of the Kyoto Protocol, and spoke out against Touchstone Pictures' non-use of Sitka for The Proposal.