This Day in Alaska History-April 1st, 1869

By Alaska Native News on Apr 1, 2026   Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History  

  The first school in Alaska opened in Sitka on this date in 1869. While the territory of Alaska was purchased in 1867, the U.S. government had made no moves to open any schools in Alaska, so Sitka took it upon itself to begin its own. The school was housed in a log cabin, and […]