Kaguyak Village Site Explained

Kaguyak Village Site
Nearest City:Kanatak, Alaska
Added:June 23, 1978
Refnum:78000274
Designated Other1:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:AFG-043
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

The Kaguyak Village Site, designated 49 Afg 4, is a historic and prehistoric archaeological site on the Pacific coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Katmai National Park and Preserve. It is the site of an Alaska Native village which was abandoned after the eruption of Novarupta in 1912. The historic elements of the site include the remains of a Russian Orthodox church and cemetery, as well as a number of frame house remnants and foundations.[1]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katmai: Building in an Ashen Land, Chapter 3. National Park Service. 2015-01-28.