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Alaska Fast Facts

By Martin Kelly, About.com

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

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