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The Alaska Statehood Act (Pub. L. 85–508, 72 Stat. 339, enacted July 7, 1958) was a legislative act introduced by Delegate E. L. "Bob" Bartlett and signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 7, 1958. Through it, Alaska became the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959.
Alaska Statehood. President Eisenhower stated his support for the idea of statehood for Alaska early in his administration but also expressed concerns that needed to be overcome before that could occur.
The 1959 Alaska Statehood Act, authorizes transfer of approximately 105 million acres of federal land to the State of Alaska — an amount that was deemed to be sufficient for the newly formed state to become economically self supporting.
On January 3, 1959, President Eisenhower signs a special proclamation admitting the territory of Alaska into the Union as the 49th and largest state.
Alaska's statehood was proclaimed on January 3, 1959, by President Dwight Eisenhower. Alaska, the largest state by area, was the 49th state to join the Union. The US purchased Alaska from Russia at a cost of 2 cents per hectare or $7.2 million in 1867.
Upon attaining statehood, Alaska increased the size of the United States by nearly one-fifth. The new area included vast stretches of unexplored land and untapped resources. Its settlement and exploitation have been hindered by its distance from the rest of the country and by geographic and climatic impediments to travel and communications ...
Alaska is the largest U.S. state by area, comprising more total area than the following three largest states of Texas, California, and Montana combined, and is the sixth-largest subnational division in the world. It is the third-least populous and most sparsely populated U.S. state, but is, with a population of 736,081 as of 2020, the continent ...
Alaska Statehood Act; July 7, 1958. An act to provide for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union. SEC. 1.
ALASKA STATEHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE STATEHOOD ISSUE. ALL AMERICANS probably agree in principle on the desirability of self-government and the largest possible measure of home rule. At any rate, the principle, which formed a cornerstone at the founding of our nation, has never been renounced.
Since that great day for Alaska, January 3, 1959, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the official declaration of Alaska’s statehood, the University of Alaska has played a significant role in the economic, social, and cultural life of America’s Last Frontier.