that was how kodiak island made its appearance on russian maps the first colonists were. guided by those maps the landed on the island more than forty years later seventeen eighty four the city of kodiak was the capital of russian america for fifteen years. streets serve as a reminder of that time. many of them still bear the names of russian travelers and merchants. there is still the street name a shell a cult who founded with his wife ned tell us the very first russian permanent settlement in alaska and then there's still a coffs son in law. named after nikolai was. who are was representing the government of russia and also the russian american company. the russian american company was founded in seventeen. primarily with the hunting and the selling of sea others which dwelt in large colonies on the alaskan coast. this building was used as a warehouse from here in the for which to russia and to china this sea outer pill has the think asst for any animal the most birds per square inch this is the animal itself the sea otter this animal was what caused the fur gold rush t