Russian Fort Elizabeth
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Russian Fort
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Fort Elizabeth
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| Nearest city | Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii |
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| Coordinates | 21°57′6″N 159°39′51″W / 21.95167°N 159.66417°WCoordinates: 21°57′6″N 159°39′51″W / 21.95167°N 159.66417°W |
| Area | 17.5 acres (7.1 ha) |
| Built | 1817 |
| Architect | Dr. Georg Anton Schäffer |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000299 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 29, 1962 |
Russian Fort Elizabeth is a National Historic Landmark and is administered as the Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park just southeast of present-day Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It is located at the site of the former Fort Elizabety (Russian: Форт Елизаветы), the last remaining Russian fort on the Hawaiian islands, built in the early 19th century by the Russian-American Company as the result of an alliance with High Chief Kaumualiʻi. The star fort was employed by the Kingdom of Hawaii in the 19th century under the name Fort Hipo (Hawaiian: Paʻulaʻula o Hipo).
In 1815, German physician Georg Anton Schäffer, an agent of the Russian-American Company, arrived in Hawaiʻi to retrieve goods seized by Kaumualiʻi, chief of Kauaʻi island. According to the Company instructions, Schäffer had to begin by establishing friendly relations with king Kamehameha I who had created a kingdom incorporating all the islands of Hawaiʻi and faced opposition from rebellious Kaumuali'i. Then, with or without Kamehameha's support, Schäffer had to recover the cost of lost merchandise from Kaumualiʻi.
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