Alaska is the largest state in the United States
by area . It is situated in the northwest
extremity of the North American continent, with
Canada to the east.
Alaska State Flag
The design for the Alaska flag was selected in a
contest for Alaska students in grades seven
through twelve in 1926. The winning design,
submitted by 13-year-old Benny Benson,
consisted of eight gold stars on a field of blue,
representing the Big Dipper and the North Star.
Alaska’s State Seal
The state seal was originally designed in 1910
while Alaska was a territory and not a state. The
rays above the mountains represent the
Northern Lights.
Some more facts
Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867 for
$7.2million by then Secretary William H. Seward,
th
on January 3 1959 as the 49
state.