Facts about Alaska

United States bought Alaska for $7,200,000( or 2 cents per acre) from Russia.

Soviats were afraid of England capturing the land of Alaska so they sold it to USA.

Joe Juneau's 1880 discovery of gold ushered in the gold rush era.

Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3, 1959.

Alaska's name is based on the Eskimo word Alakshak meaning great lands or peninsula.

Alaska accounts for 25% of the oil produced in the United States.

The state of Alaska has lowest population density in the country.