alaska
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Alaska
Erin Almond
State Map
Alaska
• The State Capital is
Juneau
• The State was admitted into the Union on:
Saturday January 3, 1959
• The population of the state is: 626,932
Alaska
• The Governor is:Sean Parnell
(picture of the Gov.)
Juneau – Capital Building
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• State Flag • State Quarter
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• State Motto is:North to the future
• State Nickname: The Last Frontier
• State abbreviation: AK
• State Song: Alaska’s Flag
Alaska - Symbols
• Bird Willow Ptarmigan• TreeSitka spruce
• AnimalMoose
• Cookie none
• Vegetable none
• Flower Forget- me-not
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• The 3 largest Cities are:Anchorage 275,043 Juneau 30,711 Fairbanks 30,224
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William A. Egan - famous because he was Alaska’s first Governor.
Captain James Cook- famous because he sailed round Antarctica and discovered several Pacific Island groups.
Ernest Henry Gruening – he edited the Nation and was territory Governor
Alaska - Famous People
Alaska Parks• National Park o Danali park o Gates of the Artic o Glacier Bay o Katmai o Kenai Fjords o Lake Clark o Kobuk Valley o Wrangell Saint Elias
• State Park o Wood- Tikchik State Park o Point Bridget State Park o Shuyah Island state park
Alaska – A Historical SiteAleutain Historical Park- during World war II battles took place here.