Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park, Kodiak Island

Name: Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park
Address: Kodiak Island, United States

#2 among attractions in Kodiak Island

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Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park, Kodiak Island

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Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park, also known as the Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site, is an Alaska state park on Kodiak Island, Alaska. It includes 182 acres of land at the end of Miller Point, located on the eastern shore of Kodiak Island northeast of the city of Kodiak. The park, established in 1969, is noted for its historical World War II fortifications and its scenery, which includes bluffs overlooking the ocean, spruce forests, and meadows. The site was named in honor of the early Alaska explorer and United States Army officer Lt. Col. William R. Abercrombie. The fortifications, whose surviving elements include gun emplacements, underground magazines, and foundational remnants of buildings, were built in 1941 and abandoned after the war ended, having seen no action. ()

Built: 1941 (84 years ago)Elevation: 20 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 57°49'57"N, 152°21'18"W

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Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kodiak History Museum, Holy Resurrection Church, Alutiiq Museum, Saint Herman Theological Seminary.

3.6 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Kodiak History Museum, Kodiak
91 min walk • The Kodiak History Museum, until 2019 known as the Baranov Museum, is a history museum at 101 East Marine Way in Kodiak, Alaska.
3.5 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Holy Resurrection Church, Kodiak
89 min walk • The Holy Resurrection Church is a historic Russian Orthodox church located at the corner of Mission Road and Kashevaroff Avenue in Kodiak, Alaska. It is now part of the Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America. It was built in 1945 as a replacement to a previous building that burnt in 1943.
3.5 miSW
Museum, History museum
Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak
89 min walk • The Alutiiq Museum or Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository is a non-profit museum and cultural center dedicated to preserving and sharing the cultural traditions of the Koniag Alutiiq branch of Sugpiaq ~ Alutiiq of the Alaska Native people.
3.4 miSW
Church
Saint Herman Theological Seminary, Kodiak
87 min walk • Saint Herman’s Orthodox Theological Seminary is an Orthodox Christian seminary located in Kodiak, Alaska, with a campus in Anchorage.
4 miSW
Island
Near Island, Kodiak
101 min walk • Near Island is an island that comprises part of the city of Kodiak, Alaska, United States. It lies across the Near Island Channel just south of downtown Kodiak. The island is the site of St. Herman Harbor, the newer of Kodiak's two marinas.
3.3 miSW
Cemetery
American Cemetery, Kodiak
85 min walk • The American Cemetery, also known as the Old City Cemetery, is a historic cemetery on Upper Mill Bay Road in Kodiak, Alaska. It is a small parcel of land near the intersection with Wilson Avenue, about one third of an acre, now completely surrounded by buildings.

Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park, Kodiak Island

Facts and practical information

Kodiak Island plan & book

Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Kodiak History Museum, Kodiak

Holy Resurrection Church, Kodiak

Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak

Saint Herman Theological Seminary, Kodiak

Near Island, Kodiak

American Cemetery, Kodiak