Present name of Fort Ross appears first on a French chart published in 1842 by Eugene Duflot de Mofras, who visited California in 1840.
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15 Facts About Fort Ross
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The history of the Russian Fort Ross settlement began during Spanish rule and ended under Mexican rule.
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Ethnographic evidence suggests that the area where Fort Ross would be located was a large part of Kashaya Pomo territory.
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Fort Ross was established by Commerce Counselor Ivan Kuskov of the Russian-American Company.
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Fort Ross was established as an agricultural base from which the northern settlements could be supplied with food, while continuing trade with Alta California.
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Colony Fort Ross referred to the entire area where Russians had settled.
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Fort Ross was the site of California's first windmills and shipbuilding.
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Together with the surrounding settlement, Fort Ross was home to Russian subjects, as well as North Pacific Natives, Aleuts, Kashaya, and Creoles.
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Fort Ross Chapel collapsed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake but much of the original structural woodwork remained and it was re-erected in 1916, but retained the appearance of the American ranch-period modifications when it was used as a stable.
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Fort Ross is a part of Fort Ross State Historic Park, open to the public.
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Fort Ross is owned by the state of California and is operated by the department of parks and recreation, so they had to give permission in order for the excavation to occur.
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In October 2012 a modern interpretation of one of Fort Ross' windmills was erected and placed near the parking lot and visitors center of the State Historic Park.
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Fort Ross is located on the coast, meaning it is vulnerable to erosion and other natural processes, such as acidic soil, wildfires, and even the destruction of animals like gophers.
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Fort Ross serves as the backdrop in the short story "Facts Relating to the Arrest of Dr Kalugin, " part of Kage Baker's series of science fiction stories concerning "The Company".
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Fort Ross is featured in a 1991 episode of California's Gold with Huell Howser.
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