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harbor at Sitka, Alaska Detail of a tempera painting by A. DeStannicovsky showing Sitka, Alaska, with St. Michael's Cathedral's green spire and onion dome topped by Greek crosses near the waterfront. Map highlighting the location of Sitka on the southeastern coast of Alaska, United States, along the Gulf of Alaska. The map shows surrounding regions including Canada to the east and Russia across the Bering Strait to the west, with major bodies of water such as the Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Beaufort Sea labeled. An inset globe in the upper left corner indicates the broader geographic area within North America. Tall, colorful Tlingit totem pole with carved figures stands beside a forested trail in Sitka National Historic Park, Alaska. Dense trees and greenery surround the pole. Sitka: Mount Edgecumbe
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Sitka: References & Edit History

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  • Diane Dillon
    Diane Dillon is Director of Scholarly and Undergraduate Programs at the Newberry Library. Her research fields include American art, architecture, and visual culture; world’s fairs; the history of cartography; and Chicago’s history and culture. She has co-curated exhibitions on the 1909 Plan of Chicago, the history of cartography, and the 1933-34 Century of Progress International Exposition. In 2010 and 2011 she co-directed NEH summer seminars focused on mapping and art in the Americas. She has also taught undergraduates and graduate students at George Mason, Rice, Northwestern, Roosevelt, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Dillon holds a Ph.D. in the history of art from Yale University.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Official Site of the City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska. Aug 07, 2026
Add new Web site: Official Site of the City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska. Feb 07, 2025
Map added. Nov 30, 2023
Add new Web site: The Great State of Alaska - Research and Analysis Department of Labor - Research and Analysis - Sitka: A Rich History and A Diverse Economy. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Sitka, Alaska. Mar 09, 2023
Added an illustration of Sitka from the mid-19th century. Jun 28, 2012
Population data updated. Jul 21, 2011
Media added. Nov 26, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Sitka. Jul 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Sitka Convention & Visitors Bureau. Sep 18, 2006
Article revised. Jun 06, 2005
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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