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Has Juneau always been the capital of Alaska?

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Has Juneau always been the capital of Alaska?

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Juneau was designated territorial capital in 1906, (Sitka was the Alaska territorial capital until then) and officially becoming the state capital on 3 January 1959, when Alaska became the 49th state.

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Neither Juneau was always the capital of Alaska nor was this city always called Juneau. However, since Alaska is a US State, its capital was Juneau. “The City and Borough of Juneau (pronounced /ˈdʒuːnoʊ/) is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-Alaska Territory was moved from Sitka.” “The town was originally called Harrisburg, after Richard Harris; some time later, its name was changed to Rockwell. In 1881, the miners met and renamed the town Juneau, after Joe Juneau.

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