Fort Ross, Russia's outpost in California

Name: Fort Ross, Russia's outpost in California
Start: 1812
End: 1841
Location: California

1812–1841 · California · Eastern Europe & Russia · Exploration

Russians build California's first windmills and ships

Fort Ross, Russia's outpost in California — Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In 1812 Ivan Kuskov with 25 Russians and 80 Native Alaskans founded Fort Ross north of San Francisco, the southernmost settlement of Russian America. It had California's first windmills and shipyards. In 1841 it was sold to John Sutter, at whose mill gold was later found.

State: Russian Empire

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Russia's fort in California was dedicated four days after Borodino. Fort Ross opened on 11 September 1812 (New Style), Alexander I's name day — and three days later Napoleon entered Moscow. Share →

Russia's fort in California was bought by John Sutter — the man whose sawmill started the Gold Rush. He acquired Fort Ross in 1841, and in 1848 gold was found at his mill. Share →

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