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detelini t1_j7nwaui wrote

I live maybe an hour or so from Fort Ross. It's a pretty interesting place, although very small. It's hard to imagine how incredibly isolated these people must have been. There would have been small bands of native people, and they weren't too far (at least by today's standards) from small Mexican settlements, but pre-Gold Rush California was pretty sparsely populated and they were very far from home.

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MrRhythm1346 OP t1_j88w13s wrote

I really want to know what did the landscapes look like when they arrived there and how come they never stopped at states like Washington and Oregon too, did they travel down via Alaska or did they sail across from Asia?

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detelini t1_j89g3fb wrote

iirc they came via Alaska.

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MrRhythm1346 OP t1_j89gu2j wrote

I always imagined Alaska to be really snowy and icy so I was wondering even if they travelled down via it why did they not build settlements at Oregon and Washington,perhaps they sailed and just built where they landed which happened to be California. They probably got a shock by the climate lol

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detelini t1_j89ppsp wrote

if you're really interested in this topic, there are several books about the Russians in California. There's one there's been on my tbr for a long time that I haven't gotten to yet called California Through Russian Eyes that might answer your questions.

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Additional_Listen_15 t1_j7fe45q wrote

What about Fort Elizabeth in Hawaii? That’s further south . Hawaii is considered to be in North America .

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dontringmydoorbell t1_j7fgfgr wrote

North America is a continent!

Hawaii is islands in the pacific which happen to be part of the USA.

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Additional_Listen_15 t1_j7fhhzx wrote

It’s considered part of North America because it’s on the Pacific plate . 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

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JuzoItami t1_j7g7de2 wrote

Part of the South Island of New Zealand is on the Pacific Plate - do you consider New Zealand to be part of North America?

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Additional_Listen_15 t1_j7gazp1 wrote

I’m just telling u there is a Russian Fort in a Hawaii , which is part of North America. 🤷‍♂️

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DB_Cooper47 t1_j7gcakr wrote

Hawaii is part of the continent known as Oceania, which has 4 sub continents. Hawaii is the only US state that is not part of North America. Hawaii is Politically North American, but not geographically

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Additional_Listen_15 t1_j7h63n3 wrote

Ok Einstein 😂😂mr useless facts nerd ! I’m a nerd I spit useless facts out . Look at my intelligence . I feel better about my existence now 🤓🤓🤓. I’m a smarty pants guy 😅😅😅😅

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