Alaska
January 3, 1959 (49th state)
In 1943 Japan invaded the Aleutian Islands, which started the One Thousand Mile War, the first battle fought on American soil since the Civil War .
Alaska |
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| Date of Statehood: | January 3, 1959 (49th state) |
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| Motto: | North To The Future | |
| Capital: | Juneau | |
| Population: | 626,932 | |
| Nickname: | The Last Frontier | |
| Song: | Alaska's Flag | |
| Flag: | The Alaska state flag was adopted in 1959. | |
| Flower: | Forget Me Not | |
| Tree: | Sitka Spruce | |
| Bird: | Willow Ptarmigan | |
| Famous People: | Irene Bedard; Sydney Lawrence | |
| Chief Products: | salmon, oil, mining, manufacturing, fishing | |
| Fun Facts: | In 1867
United States Secretary of State William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000,
or two cents per acre, for Alaska; In 1943 Japan invaded the Aleutian Islands, which started the One Thousand Mile War, the first battle fought on American soil since the Civil War . |
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