jagged peaks

Flightseeing Denali National Park

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July 26th 2008
Alaska was sold to US by Russia in the 19th century at a few cents per acre! Russian empire which had sovereignty over present day Alaska, thought of Alaska as a huge wasteland. It surely is huge with most of its area untouched by civilization. With the discovery of gold in late 19th century, prospectors began to arrive. Later oil was found along Arctic coast. More than a century later, it still c ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more