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

Alaska's History · Western science asserts the first people came to Alaska about 15,000 years ago following herd animals across the Bering Land ...

History of Alaska - Wikipedia

The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. In the 1890s, gold rushes in Alaska and the nearby Yukon Territory brought thousands of miners and settlers to ...

Alaska - Native Tribes, Arctic Wildlife, Glaciers | Britannica

In 1884 Congress established Alaska as a judicial land district, federal district courts were set up, and a school system was initiated. In 1906 ...

Juneau, Alaska Purchase & Population

The largest state admitted to the Union, Alaska became the 49th state in 1959 and is located in the northwest region of North America.

A Brief History of Alaska - Local Histories

Early Alaska. The first human beings arrived in Alaska in about 13,000 BC. At that time Alaska was part of a land bridge that extended across to Siberia. People ...

A history of Alaska population settlement

Skagway to the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline bringing in the oil economy with its price-based fluctua- ons. Presenng a concise history of Alaska's sele- ment ...

History of Alaska | Britannica

Alaska was a US territory from 1912 until it was admitted as the 49th state in 1959. Its economy has become increasingly centred on services (research and ...

Chronology, Alaska Kids' Corner, State of Alaska

Native Alaskan history prior to the arrival of Russians and Europeans was passed on almost exclusively through oral narratives and stories. These oral histories ...

The modern History of Alaska (1741 - 1959) - YouTube

In this episode we will explore the modern history of Alaska. It started off as a Russian hunting ground for sea otter pelts.

Alaska State History for Kids - Ducksters

The land that is today the state of Alaska was originally settled thousands of years ago. Historians believe that the people first arrived from northern ...

Alaska - Wikipedia

It is the third-least populous and most sparsely populated U.S. state, but is, with a population of 736,081 as of 2020, the continent's most populous territory ...

Purchase of Alaska, 1867 - Office of the Historian

The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America.

Alaska's History and Culture - AlaskaCruises.com

Dinosaurs once roamed the Great Land, followed by bison and woolly mammoths. The first humans in Alaska are thought to have arrived about 20,000 years ago, ...

FAQs - Alaska Historical Society

Eisenhower signed the Alaska Statehood Bill into law on July 7, 1958. Alaskans accepted statehood as presented in the federal law the following month and ...

A Brief History of America's largest state - Royal Alaskan Movers

Here is a brief timeline outlining the history of America's largest state, “the last frontier.” This may be important for those interested in moving to Alaska.

Alaska Pictures and Facts - National Geographic Kids

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 by a ...

Quick History Guide To Alaska - YouTube

Here's a quick history guide to the state of Alaska including the 49th state's beginnings, development, and eventual adoption into the ...

13 Things You Didn't Know About the History of Alaska

Part of its inspiration lies in a 1925 race against time, when a group of heroic mushers took turns relaying doses of a diphtheria vaccine to ...

Welcome to the Alaska Historical Society - Alaska Historical Society

The Alaska Historical Society (AHS) is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to the promotion of Alaska history by the exchange of ideas and ...

Alaska: A Brief History of the State and Its Schools - Education Week

Eisenhower signs a statehood proclamation on Jan. 3, declaring Alaska the 49th state. Prior to statehood, students attend territorial, BIA, or ...