It's Alaska Day!
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Baranof Castle on Castle Hill, where the Russian flag was lowered for the last time in 1867. Image-UAA
One hundred and fifty-seven years ago, Alaska was formally transferred from Russia to the United States after it was purchased from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million on March 30th, 1867.
It took several...
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It's Alaska Day! - Alaska Native News
One hundred and fifty-five years ago, Alaska was formally transferred from Russia to the United States after it was purchased from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million on March 30th, 1867. It took several months for commissioners to arrive in the territory of Alaska to formally transfer ownership. And so, on October 18th, 1867, […]


