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Arrival at Three Saints Bay

When
1784
Where
Three Saints Bay, Kodiak Island
Part of
Establishment of Russian Colony at Kodiak

Shelekhov reached Kodiak Island in 1784 with two ships and about 130 fur traders.

Grigory Shelekhov arrived at Three Saints Bay on Kodiak Island with two ships, the Three Saints (Tri Svyatitelya) and the St. Simon. He was accompanied by approximately 130 Russian fur traders, who would form the workforce of the new colony.

Sources

  1. Russian colonization of North America Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. Kodiak Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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