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| Alaska Facts |
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In 1867 United States Secretary of State William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000, or two cents per acre, for Alaska. |
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The state of Rhode Island could fit into Alaska 425 times. |
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The Sitka spruce is the official Alaska state tree. The Territorial Legislature adopted it in 1962. |
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