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Alaska State Ferry near Juneau
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Capital, Juneau |
Largest city, Anchorage
Statehood, Jan. 3, 1959 (49th state)
Motto, North to the Future
State bird, willow ptarmigan
State
flower, forget-me-not
State tree, Sitka spruce |
The
nickname of the 49th state, Alaska, is the "Last Frontier." Purchased
from Russia for $7 million in 1867, Alaska is the largest state in area
and is the largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere. Mt. McKinley in
the Alaska Range is North America's highest peak at 20,320 feet and one
of the greatest challenges for mountain climbers.
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