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1000 A.D.
Dena’ina Athabascans replace the Kachemak people.
1000 B.C. to 1000 A.D.
Kachemak Riverine Culture flourishes along the Kenai River.
1600's to 1700’s
Dena’ina Athabascans have long history of traditional use for subsistence and trade in Kenai area.
1778
English Captain James Cook sailed up Kenai Bay (now called Cook Inlet) in search of the Northwest Passage.
1786 to 1791
Russian fur traders first settled in Kenai and elsewhere on Kenai Peninsula.
1791
First settlement of Kenai by Russian fur traders. Arrival sometime Aug. 20 and Aug. 31 (old style) refers to the Julian calendar, which Russia followed at the time.
1795
Nikolaevsk Redoubt built on the Kenai Bluffs, in present day Old Town Kenai.
1795
Russian Orthodox priest Father Juvenaly introduced Christianity to the Kenai area.
1797
The Battle of Kenai between Dena’ina Athabascans and Lebedev Company at Nikolaevsk Redoubt. Over 100 Russians, Dena’ina and other Natives were killed when the Dena’ina attacked the fort at Kenai.
1821
Upon return from the Russian Fort Ross in California, a Dena’ina chief’s son, Qadanalchen, which means “Acts Quickly," was given the new name: “Kalifornsky” – the Californian. Schools, churches and a major road are now named after him.
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