St. George Church

St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church (Православная церковь Св. Георгия Великого мученика) is a historic Russian Orthodox church on St. George Island, Alaska. A first church was built on the island during 1870–78; the current church was constructed next to the original foundation in the 1920s. As there were no trees on the island; all materials had to be brought in. The uniqueness of this church is that it was one of a few structures on St. George not owned by the federal government during...