Alaska Fast Facts

Date Admitted to the Union:

January 3, 1959 - Alaska was the 49th state.

Alaska State Capital:

Juneau

State Nickname:

The Last Frontier

State Motto:

North to the Future

Alaska State Bird:

Willow Ptarmigan

Alaska State Flower:

Forget-Me-Not

Alaska State Tree:

Sitka Spruce

Cities With Population Over 100,000:

• Anchorage

Famous People From Alaska :

• Jewel, Singer/Songwriter
• Sarah Palin, Politician
• Curt Schilling, Baseball Player