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General Alaska History

The focus is travel information and history. Photography, both historic and current, is an important aspect of their interpretation of both of those subjects.

Alaska's History - Alaska Public Lands (U.S. National Park Service)

Alaska's History: Historic Photo, group of Noatak kayakers in traditional kayaks. Historic photo of a group of Noatak Kayakers.

History of Alaska - Wikipedia

The history of Alaska dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period (around 14,000 BC), when foraging groups crossed the Bering land bridge into what is now ...

Chronology, Alaska Kids' Corner, State of Alaska

Alaska Chronology ; 1847. Fort Yukon established by the Hudson's Bay Trading Company. ; 1848, Cathedral of St. Michael Dedicated at New Archangel (Sitka). ; 1853 ...

Alaska | History, Flag, Maps, Weather, Cities, & Facts | Britannica

Alaska, constituent state of the United States of America. Admitted to the union as the 49th state on January 3, 1959, it lies at the extreme northwest of ...

Alaska History Topics

While the guide focuses on historical and Alaskan resources, information about whales in general, environmental impacts, and politics are ...

History Articles - Alaska Historical Society

Short accounts written by Alaskan historians about a few topics that reflect Alaska's varied history. Go to the Alaska Historical Society's 49 History blog ...

Timeline Alaska History Russians in Alaska

1867 Major General Jefferson C. Davis, U.S. Army, assumes command of the Department of Alaska. A decade of military rule begins. 1868 First Alaska newspaper, “ ...

Juneau, Alaska Purchase & Population

Alaska's Native American History ... The first people migrated to Alaska around 15,000 years ago, during the Ice Age. At that time, a frozen land ...

General History of Alaska by Collection, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

The first definite knowledge of Alaska was acquired in 1741 through the expedition under Vitus Bering, a Danish in the Russian service, who, in that year, ...

Alaska - Wikipedia

Indigenous people have lived in Alaska for thousands of years, and it is widely believed that the region served as the entry point for the initial settlement of ...

Alaska Pictures and Facts - National Geographic Kids

History. The first people probably came to what is now Alaska about 13,000 years ago. They either walked from what is now Russia, which was connected to Alaska ...

Anchorage Timeline | Alaska History

1741-1742: Bering-Chirikov expedition to Alaska. Russian Imperial Navy squadron, under Danish navigator Vitus Jonassen Bering and his second in command, Aleksei ...

A Brief History of Alaska - Local Histories

In 1741 a Dane called Vitus Bering led a Russian expedition to Alaska. They discovered there was great wealth in Alaska in the form of animal furs.

Alaska District > About > History

The War Department issued General Order No. 6 dated April 9, 1946, giving the new district jurisdiction over all military construction and military real estate ...

History - Alaska National Guard

The Alaska National Guard began before statehood with the Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG). The ATG was formed in 1942 in direct response to the invasion of ...

Alaska's Digital Archives

... General Agent of Education for Alaska, the Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson. In 1985 ... Alaska with a focus on interpreting Sitka and Southeast Alaska's history.

Buckner, Simon Bolivar, Jr. - Alaska History

General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. is credited with fortifying and protecting Alaska during World War II and repelling the Japanese from the Aleutian Islands.

General History of Alaska by Collection [Paperback] - eBay

General History of Alaska by Collection [Paperback] ; UPC. 9781545477977 ; Est. delivery. Sat, Nov 23 - Mon, Dec 2. From East Hanover, New Jersey, United States.

History of Attorneys General of Alaska

History of Attorneys General of Alaska. From 1913 to 1916, the Territory of Alaska was served by Territorial Counsel John. H. Cobb. In 1915, the legislature ...