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	The 49th State
		The Alaska Statehood Committee was formed in 1949 to intensify efforts toward statehood, calling on national and labor organizations, newspaper editors, and state governors to support and publicize Alaska's situation.
		Finally, the issue of self-determination is at the heart of the issue of statehood: The early federal denial of self-rule and the practice of taxation without representation in Congress should be familiar echoes of the injustice suffered by colonists' of the prior century.
		Historian Claus Naske divides the statehood movement in Alaska into two phases.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html (4093 words)

	The 49th State
		The Alaska Statehood Committee was formed in 1949 to intensify efforts toward statehood, calling on national and labor organizations, newspaper editors, and state governors to support and publicize Alaska's situation.
		Finally, the issue of self-determination is at the heart of the issue of statehood: The early federal denial of self-rule and the practice of taxation without representation in Congress should be familiar echoes of the injustice suffered by colonists' of the prior century.
		The passage of the First Organic Act (1884) made Alaska a civil and judicial district and provided the territory with judges, clerks, and marshals.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html (4093 words)

	The 49th State
		The Alaska Statehood Committee was formed in 1949 to intensify efforts toward statehood, calling on national and labor organizations, newspaper editors, and state governors to support and publicize Alaska's situation.
		Finally, the issue of self-determination is at the heart of the issue of statehood: The early federal denial of self-rule and the practice of taxation without representation in Congress should be familiar echoes of the injustice suffered by colonists' of the prior century.
		Alaska wants statehood with the fervor men and women give to a transcendent cause.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html (4093 words)

	The 49th State
		Finally, the issue of self-determination is at the heart of the issue of statehood: The early federal denial of self-rule and the practice of taxation without representation in Congress should be familiar echoes of the injustice suffered by colonists' of the prior century.
		The Alaska Statehood Committee was formed in 1949 to intensify efforts toward statehood, calling on national and labor organizations, newspaper editors, and state governors to support and publicize Alaska's situation.
		The following brief history of Alaska statehood considers the region in the political and imaginative contexts of (contiguous) United States history and emphasizes certain themes revealed in this effort.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html (4093 words)

	Alaska's Statehood
		However, Alaska and its residents fought hard for statehood.
		Congress was reluctant to grant statehood because a state had not been admitted to the Union since 1912.
		Before this time, Alaska was given territorial status and thereby granted certain rights and privileges of self-government.
	library.thinkquest.org /22550/1958.html (96 words)

	Flak Magazine: Statehood Quarters, 03.26.04
		More such disputes will be unleashed as statehood proceeds west, leading to a land rush for such sparse landmarks as the Rocky Mountains and the Grand Canyon.
		Still, the program has moved from states vital to our nation's founding, rich with dramatic history, to systematic annexations such as Wyoming and Montana that couldn't bleed a drop of culture if their statehood depended on it.
		Just fine, until they flanked it with a pelican the size of Alaska and a trumpet that stretches from the Dakotas to New York State.
	www.flakmag.com /misc/quarters.html (96 words)

	ANCSA 1629h
		section 6(a) of the Alaska Statehood Act and 694.5 acres against lands to be selected by the State of Alaska under section 6(b) of the Alaska Statehood Act.
		Alaska Statehood Act (Public Law 85-508) to lands described in subsection (c)(2) of this section; and
		Grants may be made, and contracts and cooperative agreements may be entered into, to the extent necessary to assist the City of Kake and Kake Tribal Corporation in the preparation and implementation of a watershed management plan for the land within the City of Kake's municipal watershed.
	www.lbblawyers.com /1629h.htm (790 words)

	The 49th State
		The Alaska Statehood Committee was formed in 1949 to intensify efforts toward statehood, calling on national and labor organizations, newspaper editors, and state governors to support and publicize Alaska's situation.
		Finally, the issue of self-determination is at the heart of the issue of statehood: The early federal denial of self-rule and the practice of taxation without representation in Congress should be familiar echoes of the injustice suffered by colonists' of the prior century.
		Wickersham argued that Alaska's resources should be used for the good of the entire country rather than exploited a select group of large, absentee-controlled interests--home rule, he claimed, would assure more just utilization of the territory's natural wealth.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html (790 words)

	The 49th State
		The Alaska Statehood Committee was formed in 1949 to intensify efforts toward statehood, calling on national and labor organizations, newspaper editors, and state governors to support and publicize Alaska's situation.
		Finally, the issue of self-determination is at the heart of the issue of statehood: The early federal denial of self-rule and the practice of taxation without representation in Congress should be familiar echoes of the injustice suffered by colonists' of the prior century.
		In 1939, FDR appointed Gruening to the governorship of Alaska.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html (4093 words)

	"Let Us End American Colonialism"
		In pleading the cause of the Territory, Alaska's Attorney-General John Rustgard argued that both the Treaty provisions and the specific extension of the Constitution to Alaska by the Organic Act of 1912 rendered the discriminatory clause unconstitutional.
		But actually, if Alaska were a State, the whole discrimination in the Jones Act would go out of the porthole.
		And his testimony and vigorous denunciation are highly significant, not merely because he was very conservative, but because for the first fourteen years of his Senatorial service he was a bitter opponent of statehood for Alaska, a stand which made him the beau ideal of the anti-statehood elements within and without the Territory.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/BARTLETT/colonial.html (7831 words)

	The US50 - A guide to the state of Alaska - History
		In 1949 the Alaska Statehood Committee launched a campaign which brought about the Alaska Statehood Act which was signed by President Eisenhower on July 7, 1958.
		Shortly afterwards, Alaska was nicknamed Seward's Folly and Seward's Icebox.
		This gave Alaska a say in the laws that were being passed to administer the Territory.
	www.theus50.com /alaska/history.shtml (1031 words)

	1976 ANCSA Amendments section 12
		Alaska Statehood Act, 12.4 townships of land to be selected from lands within the Talkeetna Mountains and Koksetna River areas as described in the document referred to it
		Alaska Statehood Act, 12.4 townships of land to be selected from lands within the Talkeetna Mountains and Koksetna River areas as described in the document referred to in
		Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(e)), as described in subparagraph I(C)(2)(a)(v) of the document referred to in this section, and shall, in so doing, review all
	www.lbblawyers.com /76am12.htm (1031 words)

	The 49th State
		The Alaska Statehood Committee was formed in 1949 to intensify efforts toward statehood, calling on national and labor organizations, newspaper editors, and state governors to support and publicize Alaska's situation.
		In 1939, FDR appointed Gruening to the governorship of Alaska.
		Wickersham argued that Alaska's resources should be used for the good of the entire country rather than exploited a select group of large, absentee-controlled interests--home rule, he claimed, would assure more just utilization of the territory's natural wealth.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html (4093 words)

	The US50 - A guide to the state of Alaska - History
		In 1949 the Alaska Statehood Committee launched a campaign which brought about the Alaska Statehood Act which was signed by President Eisenhower on July 7, 1958.
		This gave Alaska a say in the laws that were being passed to administer the Territory.
		On January 3, 1959, Alaska was officially proclaimed the forty-ninth state of the Union.
	www.theus50.com /alaska/history.shtml (1031 words)

	Alaska Flag
		In 1959, Alaska was granted statehood and the flag became official, and Benson a legend.
		Even before Alaska was granted statehood, the Alaskan flag was created to serve as a territory symbol.
		The Alaska Department of the American Legion held a contest for flag designs, allowing only children from grade seven to twelve to participate.
	www.special-tplus.com /alaska-flag.html (267 words)

	Alaska Destination, Getaway, and Hotel Guide - Lodging Help in AK
		In 1959 Alaska became the first new state since New Mexico and Arizona had achieved statehood in 1912, which was also the year Alaska was incorporated as a territory--the first step toward statehood.
		Alaska is a land of spectacular contrasts--smoking volcanoes and frozen tundra, hot springs and ice floes, creeping glaciers and virgin forests.
		The last American frontier, Alaska is the largest of the states in size and the second smallest in population.
	www.mccormicks-pub.com /alaska (574 words)

	University Of Alaska, Stories
		Beginning with his appointment as Governor of the Territory of Alaska in 1939 and continuing after his retirement in 1953, Gruening fought for statehood, for an expanded economic base, for protection and efficient utilization of resources, and for equality for Alaskan Natives.
		As a U.S. Senator after Alaska achieved statehood, Gruening worked to smooth the transition.
		Always a strong supporter of the University of Alaska while serving as Governor of the Territory of Alaska, Gruening was awarded an honorary degree by the university in 1955 in recognition of that support.
	www.alaska.edu /opa/eInfo/index.xml?StoryID=66 (520 words)

	Senator "Bob" Bartlett: Architect of Alaska Statehood
		The statehood movement achieved increased national visibility through the efforts of novelist Edna Ferber, whom one critic called the "Harriet Beecher Stowe of the twentieth century": Ferber's Ice Palace (1958) powerfully dramatized the Alaskan situation and spread a pro-statehood message among thousands of readers in the "lower 48" states.
		Legislative and populist efforts eventually formed a critical mass for the statehood cause and brought about the 1955 Alaska Constitutional Convention, at which Senator Ernest Gruening gave his "Let Us End American Colonialism" address--a scathing indictment of Alaska's neglect by the federal government and subjugation to business interests in the contiguous states.
		The "Architect of Alaska Statehood": Senator E. "Bob" Bartlett
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/BARTLETT/btintro.html (219 words)

	Wrangell, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		All fish traps in Alaska were decommissioned by the new government after statehood, however the fishing industry remained strong and continues to be the primary profession of many residents.
		Wrangell is one of the oldest non-Native settlements in Alaska.
		Wrangell is located on the northern tip of Wrangell Island, an island in the Alaska Panhandle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wrangell,_Alaska (1107 words)

	Alaska (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alaska Territory (United States), historical name for Alaska prior to statehood, from 1912 to 1959
		Alaska is a state in the United States of America.
		Alaska (singer) (born 1963), a female Spanish singer
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alaska_(disambiguation) (209 words)

	Calendar - Significant Dates in Alaska's Political History
		Alaska was represented federally by delegates until statehood in 1959.
		Mike Stepovich was sworn in as Governor of the Territory of Alaska.
		The office of the Governor of Alaska was moved from Sitka to Juneau, completing the movement of the capital, which had begun the year before.
	www.alaska.edu /creatingalaska/calendar/calendar.xml (946 words)

	Ice Palace: A Novel for Alaska Statehood
		While working on Ice Palace, Ferber kept in close touch with Ernest Gruening, then Senator-elect of the Alaska Statehood Delegation.
		Alaska is depicted as a great natural treasury, chock-full of "fish and fur and oil and metals and timber," a place brimming with life.
		Alaska, as a part of the United States, didn't particularly interest me. I was as ignorant of it as were (and are) most of the millions of citizens of my country.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/BARTLETT/palace.html (1288 words)

	Alaska (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alaska Territory (United States), historical name for Alaska prior to statehood, current from 1912 to 1959
		Alaska is a state in the United States of America.
		Alaska (singer) (born 1963), a female Spanish singer
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alaska_(disambiguation) (1288 words)

	Alaska Legislature Home Page
		When Alaska became a state in 1959, the building became the property of the state under provisions of the Alaska Statehood Act.
		Alaska's Capitol has served as the symbol and seat of government for over 60 years, and continues today to be a working Capitol.
		The limestone and marble used in the four columns of the portico and in the lobby were quarried on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska.
	w3.legis.state.ak.us /students/capitol.htm (570 words)

	Skagway History
		Alaska and Skagway celebrate statehood in 1959 and Morgan Reed is elected to first of four terms in the State Legislature.
		Alaska State Garden Club holds annual convention in Skagway, and the city is officially proclaimed "Garden City of Alaska" by Gov. Steve Cowper.
		Number of visitors tops 300,000 in 1992 during 50th anniversary of the building of the Alaska Highway.
	www.skagway.com /history.html (570 words)

	Alaska Refuges - Togiak National Wildife Refuge
		Although the Alaskan refuges surround vast areas of Federal public land, they also contain large tracts which have been claimed by or conveyed to the State of Alaska, Native corporations and private individuals under the provisions of the Alaska Statehood Act (1958) and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (1971).
		When all land entitlements are finalized, Alaska Native corporations, the State of Alaska, and private individuals will have received title to over 15,000,000 acres of land within the boundaries of Alaskan refuges.
		Mineral prospecting had mostly come to an end before the Togiak Refuge was established, but mining claims that were valid at that time remain valid if they are kept active.
	togiak.fws.gov /landown.htm (372 words)

	Today in History: March 30
		Alaskans approved statehood in 1946 and adopted a state constitution in 1955.
		The town of Seward, Alaska, located on the Kenai Peninsula at the head of Resurrection Bay, was founded in 1903 as a supply base for the construction of a railway to the Yukon Valley.
		Seward, secretary of state under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, supported American expansion and was eager to acquire Alaska.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/mar30.html (472 words)

	Alaska
		Prior to statehood in 1959, the territory was nicknamed "Seward's folly" or "Seward's icebox", a supposed gaffe by then-U.S. Secretary of State William Seward.
		Those sportsmen who prefer can try their luck in the Gulf of Alaska or the Pacific Ocean for the vaunted king salmon, king crab or giant halibut.
		In addition, Denali (Mount McKinley) at over 20,000 feet, is America's tallest and anchors the rugged Alaska Range.
	www.akohwy.com (303 words)

	ANCSA: Caught in the Act
		The Alaska Statehood Act passed Congress in 1959 and was signed by President Eisenhower.
		The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000.
		She was born in Unalakleet, Alaska and serves on the state school board and the Board of Bering Straits School District.
	www.ankn.uaf.edu /caught.html (9396 words)

	Follow the Gold Rush to Alaska and The Yukon
		World War I intervened however and when many Alaskans left the state to fight the war, the statehood issue was set aside.
		To the north is the Arctic Ocean, to the West is the Bering Sea and to the south are the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean.
		The southeast of Alaska is comprised of a 500-mile coastal strip containing hundreds of islands, stretching from north of Prince Rupert in British Columbia to the Gulf of Alaska.
	www.questconnect.org /AK_HOME.HTM (3484 words)

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