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ALASKA
Official travel site:
www.travelalaska.com
Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867 but did not become a state until 1959. It is the
largest state in the union - twice as big as Texas, actually. But the population of 663,000
ranks 47
th
. There is still lots of wide open land out there to settle.
state flower - tiny blue forget-me-not
state tree - Sitka spruce
state land mammal - moose
state marine mammal - Bowhead whale
state fish - King salmon
state insect - four-spot skimmer dragonfly
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