The United States Senate ratified the treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska on April 9, 1867. It was passed by a single vote. The United States formally took possession on October 18, 1867, which is celebrated annually on October 18 in the state as Alaska Day.
Alaska's territorial legislature declared Alaska Day a holiday in 1917. It is a paid holiday for state employees.
Alaska's purchase was accomplished solely through the determined efforts of US Secretary of State William H. Seward. For many years afterward the land was mockingly referred to as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" because of its supposed uselessness.
It was not until after the discovery of gold that Alaska was given a governor and a local administration.
Alaska's purchase was accomplished solely through the determined efforts of US Secretary of State William H. Seward. For many years afterward the land was mockingly referred to as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" because of its supposed uselessness.
It was not until after the discovery of gold that Alaska was given a governor and a local administration.
It became an organized (or incorporated) territory on May 11, 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.
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