| The Sitka area has long attracted settlers for thousands of years. This museum explores why the Tlingits lived here for thousands of years, what attracted the Russian here from thousands of miles away, and why the U.S. military stationed thousands of soldiers here during World War II.Some historians trace the Tlingits' history in Sitka back 10,000 plus years. In the museum, trace the rich history of Tlingits' life in Sitka. Sitka was the site of the last official native potlatch in December 1904. Check out their tools and art to learn how this culture thrived here for centuries. In some of the exhibits tracing their more recent history, learn about the Tlingits' boat building talents and how a Tlingit princess was a heroine in the last quarter of the 19th century.Flight enthusiasts will enjoy viewing and exhibit with an April 10, 1924, edition of the Sitka Tribune which tells of the "Great Air Race of 1924" when four U.S. Army Corps biplanes attempted a round-the-world flight and stopped in Sitka for three days. That was three years before Charles Lindbergh's successful flight. |
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