Alaska State Capitol	Juneau
Alaska State Flower	Forget-Me-Not
Alaska State Bird	Willow Ptarmigan
Alaska State Sport	Dog Mushing
Alaska State Tree	Sitka Spruce
Alaska State Motto	"North to the Future"
Alaska State Gem	Jade
Alaska State Mineral	Gold
Alaska State Flag	Designed by a 13 year old student from Chignik, Alaska. The blue field stands for the sky and the Forget-Me-Not, the North Star is for the future of the state of Alaska and the Big Dipper is for the Great Bear which symbolizes strength.
Alaska State Song	"Alaska Flag Song" "Eight stars of gold on a field of blue Alaska's Flag, may it mean to you The blue of the sea, the evening sky The mountain lakes and flow'rs nearby The gold of the early sourdough dreams The precious gold of the hills and streams The brilliant stars in the northern sky The Bear, The Dipper, and shinning high The great North Star with its steady light O'er land and sea a beacon bright Alaska's flag to Alaskans dear The simple flag of the last frontier."
Area	586,4000 square miles (over twice the size of Texas)
Length	1,400 miles (North to South)
Width	2,700 miles (East to West)
Coastline	47,000 miles
Alaska State Park System	3.5 million acres (the largest park system in the United States)
Largest City	Anchorage (approximately 250,000 people)
Mountain Peaks	17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States
Highest Point	Mount McKinley - The highest point in North America at 20,320 feet above sea level

Other fun facts:

• Alaska was discovered in 1741 when sighted by Danish explorer, Vitus Bering, on a voyage from Siberia.

• The first foreign settlement in Alaska was established by Russian whalers and fur traders on Kodiak Island in 1784.

• In 1867 U.S. Secretary of State, William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000, or 2 cents per acre, for Alaska.

• On October 18, 1867, Alaska officially became property of the United States, to the chagrin of many Americans, who called the purchase "Seward's Folly".

• In 1958, Congress finally approved the Alaska Statehood Act, and Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3rd, 1959.

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