Alaska the last frontier

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Alaskathe last frontier
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STATE

• Motto North to the Future
• Bird Willow Ptarmigan
• Flower Forget-me-not

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HISTORY

• In 1741 ad Berings second expedition found
  Alaska
• In 1867 Russia sold Alaska to the Americans for
  7.2 million dollars
• In 1989 there was a huge oil spill that spilt 11
  million gallons
• In 2004 the government spent 6.75 billion
  dollars to fix the damages

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GEOGRAPHY

• Did you know that Alaska set the record for the
  coldest in the US set at -80 Fahrenheit
• Did you know that above the artic circle the sun
  will not set for 84 days

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CAPITAL

• City capital Juneau, Alaska named after the
  first person who found gold in Alaska
• US senators Lisa Murkowski (republican) , and
  Ted Stevens (republican)
• Governor Frank h. Murkowski

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Interesting Facts

• Libby Riddles was the first women to win the
  first Iditarod
• Tommy Moe was one of the Olympic skier
• There is more caribou then people in Alaska

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CONCLUTIONS

• I love Alaska because it is the most beautiful
  state I have seen
• I think it is the best place to fish, hike and a
  hole bunch of other stuff

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CREDITS

• www.culturegrams.com
• www.50states.com