| A short
history of the Alaska State flag |
Alaska
lies at the northwestern extremity of the USA, and was discovered
by Bering in 1741. A competition to design a flag was won
in 1927 by Benny Benson, a 13-year-old who received $1,000
for his efforts. The territorial legislature made the design
official on May 2nd of 1927. Alaska's northerly position
was obviously Benny Benson's inspiration for his design,
which shows the large North Star with the Great Bear below
it. The only difference between today's flag and the
original design is the color blue that is used. Benny chose
a forget-me-not blue to match the state flower. However today's
flag uses the OG Blue (Old Glory Blue) used in our national
flag. |
| A short history
of Alaska (The Great Land, or The Last Frontier) |
Alaska lies in the far
northwest of the American continent, facing Siberia. Settled
by Russian traders in 1744 and run by the Russian-American
Company, which sold it to the USA in 1867 for $7.2 million.
In 1884 it became a district of Oregon, and became a Territory
in 1913. Alaska was admitted to the union on January 3rd 1959. |
| Area of Alaska |
586,412 sq. miles (the
largest state) |
Capital
|
Juneau |
| Major
Products |
Oil, minerals,
Timber, Fish |
| State
Motto |
North to the
future |