The City of Sitka.

Sitka allows the visitor to enjoy a variety of wildlife and historical sites to view and tour when visiting the sea side community of Sitka. People will debate if Sitka is the most beautiful of the many Alaska cities, you can be the judge when you come and visit this town.

The town is located on the West side of Baranof Island and to the East is located the mountains. Several historic and natural landmarks dot the area from when the Russians owned Alaska.

These include the Old Sitka State site and the Baranof Castle Hill site. If you are looking for wildlife, the area around Sitka offers a variety of marine and large animal sightings.

Sitka is a town that is located within the Sitka borough in Southeastern Alaska. The town is located on the Pacific Ocean and was founded or incorporated in 1920.

The town of Sitka has an economy based on lumber, processing, variety of fishing, and tourism. The town calls home to a Coast Guard air station, Sheldon Jackson College and the Sitka branch of the University of Alaska.

When the Russians owned the land, a Russian fort was established here in 1799 by the trader and first Russian governor of Alaska Aleksandr Baranov. The fort was destroyed in 1802 and Sitka was the capital of the Alaskan Territory from 1884 to 1900.