Monday, October 6, 2008

Fact about Alaska

It is better to learn about Alaska first befor you go to Alaska or go for an alaska crab fishing jobs.

Fact about Alaska
Capital: Juneau
State Abbreviation: AK
U.S. Representatives: 1
Year to organized as territory: 1912
Entered Union (rank): Jan. 3, 1959 (49)
Constitution ratified: April 24, 1956
Motto: North to the Future
State symbols: flower forget-me-not (1949)
tree sitka spruce (1962)
bird willow ptarmigan (1955)
fish king salmon (1962)
song “Alaska's Flag” (1955)
gem jade (1968)

Nickname: The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun”

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