Where can I find some fun facts or trivia about the United States northern-most state, Alaska?”
Alaska is flanked by Canada to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, the Arctic Ocean to the north and Russia further west. The area was actually purchased from the Russian Empire. This was the result of the Western Union’s discontinuation of the electric telegraph line that ran from California, across the Bering Strait and into Moscow, before merging with the European telegraph network! When $3 million was invested in the Russian-American telegraph expedition and the work ceased, Secretary of State William H. Seward primarily interacted with the Russian Ambassador to negotiate the funding of the remaining phases. At that point of time, Russia negotiated Alaska in exchange for a dollar evaluation of the Russian-American telegraph. That was how this landmass came under US territory, evaluated at $7.2 million. Interesting Facts About Alaska: * The Alaska land deal was closed at two cents per acre, rounding up at five cents per hectare. * As part of the Russian empire, Alaska
