History · St. George · established 1983

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How St. George came to be

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The island was discovered by Gavriil Pribylov on June 25, 1786, during a search for the breeding grounds of northern fur seals. The island is named after Pribylov's ship, the St. George. St. George Island was the first of the Pribilofs to be discovered.

Built in 1935, the sole church on the island is St. George Church, an Eastern Orthodox Church in the Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America.

On February 29, 1996 the crab-fishing vessel All American ran aground on the island without loss of life.

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1980

St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church

in Alaska

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St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox ChurchBuilding

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