Sitka marked the 147th anniversary of the Alaska transfer on Saturday (10-18-14), with a boisterous parade and a period reenactment of the historic exchange on Castle Hill.
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The breezy wind on Castle Hill did not deter parade goers, who walked the flight of steps to watch the transfer ceremony (KCAW photo/Rachel Waldholz)
Ron Conklin and Jay Sweeney took on the roles of Aleksei Peshchurov and Lovell Rousseu, who formalized the sale at a cool $7.2 million ($119 million in 2014 dollars).
KCAW’s Emily Kwong followed the celebration, as it wound down Lincoln Street and back in time.