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Alaska Real Estate
A state of the United States in
extreme northwest North America including the Aleutian Islands and
Alexander Archipelago. It is separated from the other mainland states
by British Columbia, Canada. Alaska was admitted as the 49th state in
1959 and is the largest state of the Union. The territory was
purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's
Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the
purchase) until gold was discovered in the late 1800s. Juneau is the
capital and Anchorage the largest city. Population: 551,947.
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