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After 50 years, Kauai’s Russian Fort Elizabeth park gets a new name

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The state Board of Land and Natural Resources last week officially changed the name of the 17-acre park to Paulaula State Historical Site. The name Fort Elizabeth was given by the Russian-American Co. when construction of the fort was started in 1816. The new name honors a much more extensive Native Hawaiian history of the area.

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After 50 years, Kauai’s Russian Fort Elizabeth park gets a new name

Fifty years after Kauai’s Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park was created to mark Russia’s attempt to gain influence in Hawaii, the Waimea park formally has been given a new name.

2 years ago·Honolulu, United States

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