| Alaska Regional Office | U.S. Department of the Interior | |
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| Cultural Resources Team | National Park Service |
| National
Historic Landmarks in Alaska |
Sitka
Spruce Plantation, Unalaska |
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Unalaska, Alaska |
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| National
Register Number: 78000513 Resource Type: Site Property Type: Agriculture/Subsistence - Agriculture field Designated: February 4, 1985 |
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| This is the site of the oldest recorded afforestation project (1805) on the North American continent, representing a Russian attempt to make the colony at Unalaska self-sufficient in timber. The number of trees originally planted is not known; however, in 1834, 24 trees stood. As of 1975, six orginal trees remained and there are hundreds of new seedlings. | |||||||||
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