ryeku

Updated: April 30, 2025

The Indian village of Sitka was almost in the same place as the present town, grouped around the Baranof hill which was called by the Russians a kekoor. On the top of the kekoor was a redoubt, and a stronger fort was near the mouth of the Indian River, or Kolosh Ryeku.

Clarence Leroy Andrews - The Story of Sitka: The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast