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MrRhythm1346 OP t1_j88w13s wrote

Reply to comment by detelini in TIL: Fort Ross is a former Russian establishment and the southernmost Russian settlement in North America. by MrRhythm1346

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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