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Ukrania, Site of Agapius Honcharenko Farmstead

Garin Regional Park, East Bay Regional Park District, San Francisco, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 44' 56.4036", -122° 3' 19.2924"
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“Ukraina” is the site of the farm and burial place of the Ukrainian patriot and exiled orthodox priest Agapius Honcharenko (1832-1916) and his wife Albina. Honcharenko was the first nationally conscious Ukrainian to arrive in the United States. He published the first American newspaper in Russian and Ukrainian languages, The Alaska Herald, from 1868-1872. He wrote the first book for the educational use of Native Alaskans. After moving here from San Francisco in 1873, He continued to publish political literature, which was smuggled into Czarist Russia. Honcharenko was a prominent scholar, humanitarian, and early champion for human rights.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
 
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