Russian Kiln Site

AHRS Site KOD-207
Nearest city Kodiak, Alaska
Area less than one acre
NRHP Reference # 78003428[1]
Added to NRHP December 1, 1978

The Russian Kiln Site, designated KOD-207 by the Alaska Heritage Resources Survey, is a historic archaeological site on Long Island, part of the Kodiak Archipelago of southern Alaska. It is one of the oldest industrial sites in Alaska, established by the Russian American Company for the production of bricks, an otherwise rare commodity in 19th-century Russian America. The kilns on the site were reported to produce between 3000 and 6000 bricks annually. Brick debris is scattered along the shore of Long Island in the area, which subsided after the 1964 Alaska earthquake and is subject to erosion.[2] It is one of several sites in the vicinity of Kodiak Island where the Russians produced bricks.

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Kodiak Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy" (PDF). May 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-05.


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