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(Alaska is … the 49th state. It received statehood on January 3, 1959.)
The top ten things about ALASKA:
(according to Mrs. McClintock’s class 2001)
10. Juneau is the capital.
9. Mt. McKinley is the tallest mountain
in North America.
8. It’s famous for its animals, like the
bald eagle and salmon.
7. Valdez
had a terrible oil spill.
6. There
are many totem poles that tell stories.
5. The pipeline is about 800 miles
long, from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez.
4. It’s the biggest of the fifty
states (twice the size of Texas).
3. You can see the Northern lights
at certain times.
2. Gold
was discovered in Alaska in the late 1800’s.
and
1. The Iditarod and the huskies ! !
