This Day in Alaska History-October 26th, 1909

On September 14th, 1916, Bishop Philip Stavitsky of the Russian Orthodox Church arrived in Juneau. It was Bishop Stavitsky’s first trip to the north as he took over the church in the territory. The Bishop would stop next in Sitka to celebrate the centennial of Orthodoxy in Alaska. His leadership of the church in Alaska […]

On September 8, 1906, the office of the Governor of Alaska moved from Sitka to Juneau, completing the transfer of the territorial government and marking a turning point in Alaskan history. Founded during the gold rush of the 1880s, Juneau had grown into a major commercial and mining center. Congress had already designated Juneau […]