Alaska, United States · North America
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Wrangell is a town located in Alaska, United States. With a population of 2,382, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Wrangell sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Sitka time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Wrangell to your route.
Fort Stikine was a fur trade post and fortification in what is now the Alaska Panhandle, at the site of the present-day of Wrangell, Alaska. Originally built as the Redoubt San Dionisio or Redoubt Saint Dionysius (Russian: Форт or Редут Святого Дионисия, r Fort or Redut Svyatogo Dionisiya) in 1834, the site wasRead more
transferred to the British-owned Hudson's Bay Company as part of a lease signed in the region in 1838, and renamed Fort Stikine when turned into a Hudson's Bay Company post in 1839. The post was closed and decommissioned by 1843 but the name remained for the large village of the Stikine people which had grown around it, becoming known as Shakesville in reference to its ruling Chief Shakes by the 1860s. With the Alaska Purchase of 1867, the fortification became occupied by the US Army and was renamed Fort Wrangel, a reference to Baron von Wrangel, who had been Governor of Russian America when the fort was founded. The site today is now part of the city of Wrangell.
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Wrangell is located in Alaska, United States, North America. The coordinates are 56.4708 latitude, -132.3767 longitude.
Wrangell has a population of approximately 2,382 people, making it a town in United States.
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Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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