Three Saints Bay, Alaska
57°8′8″N 153°29′45″W / 57.13556°N 153.49583°W
Three Saints Bay Site | |
1802 lithograph engraving depicting the site | |
| Location | Address restricted |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Old Harbor, Alaska |
| Built | 1784 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001541 |
| AHRS No. | KOD-083 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
| Designated NHL | June 2, 1978 |
Three Saints Bay (Russian: Бухта Трёх Святителей, r Bukhta Tryokh Svyatitelyej) is a 9-mile (14-kilometer)-long inlet on the southeast side of Kodiak Island, Alaska, north of Sitkalidak Strait. It is 60 mi (97 km) southwest of Kodiak. The Three Saints Bay Site is an archaeological site, the location of the first Russian settlement in Alaska, Three Saints Harbor (Гавань Трёх Святителей, Gavan’ Tryokh Svyatitelyej). The settlement was founded in 1784 by Grigory Shelikhov.: 163 The main settlement was moved in 1792 to Pavlovskaya Gavan (Павловская гавань – Paul's Harbor), now known as the city of Kodiak.: 7 The Three Saints Bay Site was declared a National Historic Landmark by the United States in 1978.