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Baranov Museum (Kodiak History Museum)

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Kodiak, AK

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HAUNTING / GHOSTBuilt circa 1808History museumPUBLICDOCUMENTEDLEGEND

OVERVIEW

Built around 1808 as a warehouse for the Russian-American Company's sea otter pelt trade, the log building is considered the oldest surviving structure in Alaska and now houses the Kodiak history museum long known as the Baranov Museum.

REPORTED ACTIVITY

Staff and visitors trace reported activity to a 19th-century Alaska Commercial Company manager who died on the premises; witnesses describe footsteps, moved objects, and a presence in the museum's back rooms.

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Open to the public as a museum.

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