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10-18-2017, 12:56 PM
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Happy 150th Anniversary To Alaska
Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867.
Unfortunately, for William Seward after a long and important career of civil service, the $7.2 million purchase of Alaska he accomplished was unfairly labeled "Seward's Folly".
William Seward
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10-18-2017, 01:51 PM
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I bet he is smiling now.
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10-18-2017, 02:09 PM
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I bet he is smiling now.
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Nope. Based on this current photo, he is still scowling. 
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10-18-2017, 02:17 PM
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Also Know As “Seward’s Icebox,” and President Andrew Johnson’s “Polar Bear Garden".
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10-18-2017, 03:24 PM
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The Alaskans must have appreciated William enough to name a port after him.
(Not my catch; I just happened to walk by and couldn't resist the photo op.)
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10-18-2017, 06:14 PM
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The attitude about Northern places was wide spread. Voltaire once asked about Canada why the concern over a few worthless acres of snow.
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