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The history of Alaska dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period (around 14,000 BC), when foraging groups crossed the Bering land bridge into what is now western Alaska. At the time of European contact by the Russian explorers , the area was populated by Alaska Native groups.
The Territory of Alaska or Alaska Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from August 24, 1912, [1] until Alaska was granted statehood on January 3, 1959. The territory was previously Russian America , 1784–1867; the Department of Alaska , 1867–1884; and the District of Alaska , 1884–1912.
Lists of National Register of Historic Places in Alaska (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Alaska history-related lists" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire by the United States for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867 (equivalent to $129 million in 2023) [1].On May 15 of that year, the United States Senate ratified a bilateral treaty that had been signed on March 30, and American sovereignty became legally effective across the territory on October 18.
Prehistory of Alaska. History of slavery in Alaska; Russian Alaska, 1741 – 1867 Great Northern Expedition, 1733 – 1743; Spanish expeditions to Alaska, 1744 – 1791; U.S. Department of Alaska, 1867 – 1884 Alaska Purchase, treaty signed on March 30, 1867; Gold mining in Alaska. Klondike Gold Rush, 1896 – 1899; Alaska boundary dispute ...
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