A Brief History of Alaska
| 1867....... Secretary of State William Seward negotiates the purchase of Alaska from Russia, for $7.2 Million, or just under $2.00 an acre. His political foes scorn this purchase, labeling it "Seward's Folly." Around the turn of the century, gold is discovered in Juneau, Nome, and other towns. |
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1923.....President Warren G. Harding
travels to Alaska to drive the ceremonial "Golden Spike" completing the
Alaska Railroad, which connects Anchorage with Seward and Fairbanks. On his
return trip home Harding dies in San Francisco.
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| 1959.....President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs legislation making Alaska the 49th State. | |
