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This article is full of jumps and gaps caused by editing errors. Take the mention of the Good Friday Earthquake in the first section: it gives no year or date. The story of the quake then resumes down at the Native American section. This is just one of many, many editorial issues this article has. It needs some serious revision, and I must go to work now so I cannot do it. TKE
Hi, I wrote most of this article. I'm really sorry, but it appears User:Reddi had completely reorganized the article without discussing it on the talk page at all. I have reorganized the article in places where Reddi's reorganization made the article inconsistent, and hope that future editors will keep this article flowing chronologically, as is Wikipedia's intention on most history articles. Bits and pieces of this article were lost throughout all the vandalism---I had to restore the entire pre-history section myself---and I haven't been able to keep up with all the reverting as much as I should because of other pursuits. Toothpaste 19:07, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
---
Thanks for your fast response, the article is much much more coherant now. I hadn't thought the author screwed it up, it's just one of the drawbacks/advantages of the wiki format. Good job. Oh, but you should have mentioned Northern Exposure :) TKE
Yow, the history jumps from Prehistory to the 20th Century? Lots of work remains, it seems.-- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 23:06, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
"The history of Alaska dates back to the Paleolithic Era"
"Alaska" is a political decriptor - it is not a natural geographical unit, as should be clear from the shape of its eastern border - and as such did not exist in the Paleolithic. -- Danny Yee 01:40, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
It says that the first european contact was with russian explorers, but it seems likely that the russian explorers would have been Asian.
"The history of Alaska is as long and varied as" is a terrible cliche, and conveys no information at all. One could argue that Alaska has the *longest* history of any part of the Americas, but that would be just as silly. And is Alaska's history more or less varied than that of Florida, or of Tibet? Unless there's some way of deciding that question, stating an answer to it is just empty. -- Danny Yee 05:48, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
We could go with something like "The history of Alaska, as part of the United States, began in 1867, but settlement of the region dates back to around 12 000 BC". Alternatively, something like "The name Alaska dates to XXXX, when..." - but when was the name first used? -- Danny Yee 06:06, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
"The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut word Alyeska, meaning great country, mainland or great land." I think that's one of those questions you can't really answer without going back in time, really, and I like the first suggestion much better, too. Toothpaste 10:58, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
Yes, I like the suggestion also. It looks pretty good, and by leading into the next sentence about the bering strait crossing, it conforms to the rest of the article since later on we get more details on the prehistoric migrators. I'll just edit Yee's suggestion in. Wilgamesh 18:35, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
This page says that the first people from Asia came to North America around 16,000 to 10,000 BC. I believe that their are archaeologists who believe that they probably came as early as around 100,000 BC.
Leon Trotsky 20:52 25 October 2005
Nice article. I noticed that there was no discussion of "Seward's Folly" and some of the political fallout from the purchance. I'm hesitant to add it myself, so as not to disrupt the current narative flow of the main author(s). 172 | Talk 05:40, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
Go ahead. I'm sorry, but the seven textbooks and fifteen websites I used in this article seemed only briefly to mention the political turmoil caused by Seward's Folly, and after moving information from this main article into subarticles, I forgot to make sure it was mentioned at all, which I have now. Toothpaste 09:33, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
bvj
I hope you do not mind me adding a section for external websites. There are some nice ones out there that should be included. I only added mine about Soapy Smith. Soapy 22:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
The maps on this page are geting out of control. One map of reasonable size should suffice. The map that excludes "southern Alaska" (southeast) is like a map of california, cut in thirds, not showing southern California. The southeast section cut from the map, also contained the capitol of Juneau. LOL. Soapy 05:11, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Then get better, complete maps! Soapy 05:24, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
That is not one of the better maps I have seen of Alaska. On this page, it's too big, and you still can't read it. What good is it? We already have a map that shows the shape of Alaska. Soapy 05:57, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Looks good! Now let's see if someone can get a complete map to replace the other Alaska map that cuts out the southeast part of Alaska. It may not seem like much if you have never been there, but this is the part of Alaska that most visitors visit! Soapy 14:47, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Sitka! Soapy 16:12, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Just letting all interested parties know that I've put History of Alaska up for a Featured Article Review, because of the virtual lack of inline citations. Please do comment on the review ( here) and help with improving the citations, if you can. Thanks! -- Miskwito 00:31, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Is it possible that someone might relocate the photographs to their proper spots? The Department of Alaska covered 1867 to 1884 but the photograph is of the 1898 Klondike gold rush. The District of Alaska covered the years 1884 to 1900 but has a 1916 photograph. The Alaska Territory years covered 1900 to 1958 but has an 1895 map. Soapy 02:33, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Done Soapy 16:05, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
This was added to the Alaska article by a user who also added a long rant about how the court system in Alaska is currently unconstitutional. I'm suspicious of its truthfulness, and it's definitely pov regardless. I'm pasting it here in case anyone wants to try to salvage it. Calliopejen1 10:43, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
After Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia in 1867, it became a military district. Posts were established at Wrangel and Sitka. For 17 years Congress neglected Alaska. In the first 15 years since it was purchased, 25 bills were introduced in Congress to provide Alaska with a civil government, all were became buried in committees. The fortieth Congress passed a customs act, 15 Stat.240, creating a customs district which meant that foreign goods were subject to the same duties in Alaska as elsewhere in the United States, extending to Alaska the laws regarding commerce and navigation and prohibiting the importation and sale of distilled liquors.
In 1873 the act was amended to prohibit the sale of liquor to Indians. The forty-first Congress made the Pribilof islands a reservation and enacted into law a twenty year exclusive concession of their seal fisheries to a private company (Alaska Commercial Company) based in San Francisco. These two acts comprised the only legislation for Alaska that was to be enacted by Congress for 17 years. During that period, no hopeful settler could acquire a title to land; no pioneer could clear a bit of forested wilderness and count on the fruits of his toil, or build a cabin with the assurance that it was his; no prospector could stake a mining claim with security for his enterprise; property could not be deeded or transferred; no will was valid; marriage could not be celebrated; no injured party could secure redress for grievances except through his own acts; crime could not be punished.
What semblance of government as there was, was exercised without legal authority by the commanding general of the troops stationed at Sitka. When there was an uprising of the Nez Perce' in Idaho the troops were withdrawn and even their shadowy authority and potency ceased to exist. There was left one collector of customs, M.P. Berry as the sole federal legal authority in charge of Alaska's destinies. He was taken ill and left Sitka for medical advice in Victoria B.C. It is suspected that a contributory factor in his departure had something to do with his telegraph to the treasury department that "unless a vessel were dispatched at a very early day to Sitka, its people would have been handed over bodily for slaughter to the Indians".
The article now states:
During World War II, three of the outer Aleutian Islands—Attu, Agattu and Kiska—were the only part of the United States to have land occupied by the enemy during the war. The battle became a matter of national pride, defending the nation against the first foreign military campaign on U.S. soil since the War of 1812.
Alaska was not a state when the invasion occurred. Other US territory invaded and occupied by the Japanese were Wake Island, Guam and the Philippines. The present text needs clarification or deletion-- it seems too fine a point to include given the editing which it would take to make it accurate. Kablammo 22:36, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
I have now revised it, and also removed the statement that the battle was the first foreign military campaign on US soil. Pancho Villa's forces invaded New Mexico in 1916; whether that was a "foreign military campaign" may depend on one's point of view. Kablammo 12:48, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Lots here to work on, but spotted this:
The Ukase of 1821 didn't weaken the company, but its consequences did; it tried to forbid other companies/countries from trade north of 51 degrees; the Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1825) was the result of British counterpressure and part of its terms/corollaries were that the RAC would lease the mainland shore of the Panhandle and allowed for the establishment of British forts in the region - Taku/Durham, Stikine, Simpson and McLoughlin (Simpson and McLoughlin were between 51 and 55 N) - and formed part of the basis for the British claims during the Alaska Boundary Dispute; about which I owuld have expected to see more in this article, btw..... Skookum1 ( talk) 14:42, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
The Collins Overland Telegraph did not reach Alaska, but ran out of relevance when a TransAtlantic cable was finished and the project abandoned, with the line terminating somewhere north of Hazelton, British Columbia....I'm not sure if the line was ever used, but the section of the line built in Alaska (then Russian America) continued construction oblivious to the halt of work elsewhere; was it ever hooked up to itself, i.e. in use? It never connected either with Russia proper or with the Canada or the continental United States, though.... Skookum1 ( talk) 14:51, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
There was a Russo-Spanish treaty in there somewhere, delineating the division of Russian and Spanish claims, I think around 55 N or 51N. I'll be doing articles on the Ukases of 1799 and 1821 so mention of the Russo-Spanish treaty should turn up. The Nootka Conventions should definitely be mentioned here, and "claims" isn't quite the right word, as what the Spanish had greed with the British was simply the obligation not to press exclusive claims and allow any power to take part in economic activity, so long as no political claim was pressed; that was what was bought up by the Americans, not actual claims; this is citable, It's in Alexander Begg's book cited on Alaska boundary dispute. For now I'll add "obligations" as a simple short form... Skookum1 ( talk) 16:55, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Alaska purchase price is listed as $1.00. I can't make out the facsimile of the check but this can't be right or Seward's folly would not have existed. Other sites suggest 2.7 million. Can someone verify proper purchase price, make a correction and then club the perpetrator like a baby seal? Just kidding but I like the integrity of Wikipedia and hate to think some kid fails an important test based on misinfo, thanks, K~
Contributions/68.205.141.72 ( talk) 16:53, 15 June 2009 (UTC)Kevinpedia
A russian Empire found alaska. some animals that are there are huskies pengusins fish birds dall sheep eagles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.234.5.6 ( talk) 00:01, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
who likes school —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.161.105.91 ( talk) 21:12, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Someone thought it funny to edit this page by slipping some things into the second paragraph area. I have copy-pasted them below.
-"In the 1890s, gold rushes in Alaska and the nearby Yukon Territory brought thousands of hookers and settlers to Alaska. Alaska was granted a weed plant or two in 1912. In 1942, two of the outer Aleutian Islands—Attu and Kiska—were occupied by the Prostatutes and their recovery for the U.S. became a matter of gay pride. The construction of military bases contributed to the population growth of some Alaskan cities. Alaska was granted statehood on January 3, 1959. In 1964, the massive “Good Friday Earthquake” killed some people and one dog and leveled several villages." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.98.128.252 ( talk) 01:29, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
I just spent some time trying to copyedit this article and correct various factual mistakes. I have to stop now, but there are many problems and mistakes left. So I am quickly making note about them here.
From the subsection "Later Russian settlement and the Russian-American Company (1799-1867)":
I recently rewrote this section, for clarity and updating some of the names. There is only one name whose inclusion I question, yet did not remove. That would be George Sharrock. It would appear to me that his name was included solely because he was mayor of Anchorage during the earthquake. He's hardly a historical figure beyond that little nugget. It would be like saying that you must include Red Boucher (mayor of Fairbanks in 1967 during the flood), John Devens (mayor of Valdez when Joe Hazelwood had his little drunk driving escapade) or Emery Valentine (mayor of Juneau when the SS Princess Sophia sunk). Sharrock's next two successors, Elmer E. Rasmuson and George M. Sullivan, are far more notable, and that's including from a historical perspective. RadioKAOS ( talk) 05:14, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
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Working to improve Old Style and New Style dates, the section Adoption in the Americas has a poor citation ("Sumner, 1875") for Alaska's change of calendars. I hoped to find something better here but there is even less. Google Books just gives me one detailed item—that looks like it got its info from Wikipedia. So I wonder if anyone can (a]) identify "Sumner, 1875" or (b]) point me to the decree that changed the calendar and the date line [Library of Congress?]. -- John Maynard Friedman ( talk) 15:50, 2 January 2017 (UTC)
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This article is full of jumps and gaps caused by editing errors. Take the mention of the Good Friday Earthquake in the first section: it gives no year or date. The story of the quake then resumes down at the Native American section. This is just one of many, many editorial issues this article has. It needs some serious revision, and I must go to work now so I cannot do it. TKE
Hi, I wrote most of this article. I'm really sorry, but it appears User:Reddi had completely reorganized the article without discussing it on the talk page at all. I have reorganized the article in places where Reddi's reorganization made the article inconsistent, and hope that future editors will keep this article flowing chronologically, as is Wikipedia's intention on most history articles. Bits and pieces of this article were lost throughout all the vandalism---I had to restore the entire pre-history section myself---and I haven't been able to keep up with all the reverting as much as I should because of other pursuits. Toothpaste 19:07, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
---
Thanks for your fast response, the article is much much more coherant now. I hadn't thought the author screwed it up, it's just one of the drawbacks/advantages of the wiki format. Good job. Oh, but you should have mentioned Northern Exposure :) TKE
Yow, the history jumps from Prehistory to the 20th Century? Lots of work remains, it seems.-- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 23:06, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
"The history of Alaska dates back to the Paleolithic Era"
"Alaska" is a political decriptor - it is not a natural geographical unit, as should be clear from the shape of its eastern border - and as such did not exist in the Paleolithic. -- Danny Yee 01:40, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
It says that the first european contact was with russian explorers, but it seems likely that the russian explorers would have been Asian.
"The history of Alaska is as long and varied as" is a terrible cliche, and conveys no information at all. One could argue that Alaska has the *longest* history of any part of the Americas, but that would be just as silly. And is Alaska's history more or less varied than that of Florida, or of Tibet? Unless there's some way of deciding that question, stating an answer to it is just empty. -- Danny Yee 05:48, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
We could go with something like "The history of Alaska, as part of the United States, began in 1867, but settlement of the region dates back to around 12 000 BC". Alternatively, something like "The name Alaska dates to XXXX, when..." - but when was the name first used? -- Danny Yee 06:06, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
"The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut word Alyeska, meaning great country, mainland or great land." I think that's one of those questions you can't really answer without going back in time, really, and I like the first suggestion much better, too. Toothpaste 10:58, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
Yes, I like the suggestion also. It looks pretty good, and by leading into the next sentence about the bering strait crossing, it conforms to the rest of the article since later on we get more details on the prehistoric migrators. I'll just edit Yee's suggestion in. Wilgamesh 18:35, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
This page says that the first people from Asia came to North America around 16,000 to 10,000 BC. I believe that their are archaeologists who believe that they probably came as early as around 100,000 BC.
Leon Trotsky 20:52 25 October 2005
Nice article. I noticed that there was no discussion of "Seward's Folly" and some of the political fallout from the purchance. I'm hesitant to add it myself, so as not to disrupt the current narative flow of the main author(s). 172 | Talk 05:40, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
Go ahead. I'm sorry, but the seven textbooks and fifteen websites I used in this article seemed only briefly to mention the political turmoil caused by Seward's Folly, and after moving information from this main article into subarticles, I forgot to make sure it was mentioned at all, which I have now. Toothpaste 09:33, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
bvj
I hope you do not mind me adding a section for external websites. There are some nice ones out there that should be included. I only added mine about Soapy Smith. Soapy 22:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
The maps on this page are geting out of control. One map of reasonable size should suffice. The map that excludes "southern Alaska" (southeast) is like a map of california, cut in thirds, not showing southern California. The southeast section cut from the map, also contained the capitol of Juneau. LOL. Soapy 05:11, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Then get better, complete maps! Soapy 05:24, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
That is not one of the better maps I have seen of Alaska. On this page, it's too big, and you still can't read it. What good is it? We already have a map that shows the shape of Alaska. Soapy 05:57, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Looks good! Now let's see if someone can get a complete map to replace the other Alaska map that cuts out the southeast part of Alaska. It may not seem like much if you have never been there, but this is the part of Alaska that most visitors visit! Soapy 14:47, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Sitka! Soapy 16:12, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Just letting all interested parties know that I've put History of Alaska up for a Featured Article Review, because of the virtual lack of inline citations. Please do comment on the review ( here) and help with improving the citations, if you can. Thanks! -- Miskwito 00:31, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Is it possible that someone might relocate the photographs to their proper spots? The Department of Alaska covered 1867 to 1884 but the photograph is of the 1898 Klondike gold rush. The District of Alaska covered the years 1884 to 1900 but has a 1916 photograph. The Alaska Territory years covered 1900 to 1958 but has an 1895 map. Soapy 02:33, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Done Soapy 16:05, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
This was added to the Alaska article by a user who also added a long rant about how the court system in Alaska is currently unconstitutional. I'm suspicious of its truthfulness, and it's definitely pov regardless. I'm pasting it here in case anyone wants to try to salvage it. Calliopejen1 10:43, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
After Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia in 1867, it became a military district. Posts were established at Wrangel and Sitka. For 17 years Congress neglected Alaska. In the first 15 years since it was purchased, 25 bills were introduced in Congress to provide Alaska with a civil government, all were became buried in committees. The fortieth Congress passed a customs act, 15 Stat.240, creating a customs district which meant that foreign goods were subject to the same duties in Alaska as elsewhere in the United States, extending to Alaska the laws regarding commerce and navigation and prohibiting the importation and sale of distilled liquors.
In 1873 the act was amended to prohibit the sale of liquor to Indians. The forty-first Congress made the Pribilof islands a reservation and enacted into law a twenty year exclusive concession of their seal fisheries to a private company (Alaska Commercial Company) based in San Francisco. These two acts comprised the only legislation for Alaska that was to be enacted by Congress for 17 years. During that period, no hopeful settler could acquire a title to land; no pioneer could clear a bit of forested wilderness and count on the fruits of his toil, or build a cabin with the assurance that it was his; no prospector could stake a mining claim with security for his enterprise; property could not be deeded or transferred; no will was valid; marriage could not be celebrated; no injured party could secure redress for grievances except through his own acts; crime could not be punished.
What semblance of government as there was, was exercised without legal authority by the commanding general of the troops stationed at Sitka. When there was an uprising of the Nez Perce' in Idaho the troops were withdrawn and even their shadowy authority and potency ceased to exist. There was left one collector of customs, M.P. Berry as the sole federal legal authority in charge of Alaska's destinies. He was taken ill and left Sitka for medical advice in Victoria B.C. It is suspected that a contributory factor in his departure had something to do with his telegraph to the treasury department that "unless a vessel were dispatched at a very early day to Sitka, its people would have been handed over bodily for slaughter to the Indians".
The article now states:
During World War II, three of the outer Aleutian Islands—Attu, Agattu and Kiska—were the only part of the United States to have land occupied by the enemy during the war. The battle became a matter of national pride, defending the nation against the first foreign military campaign on U.S. soil since the War of 1812.
Alaska was not a state when the invasion occurred. Other US territory invaded and occupied by the Japanese were Wake Island, Guam and the Philippines. The present text needs clarification or deletion-- it seems too fine a point to include given the editing which it would take to make it accurate. Kablammo 22:36, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
I have now revised it, and also removed the statement that the battle was the first foreign military campaign on US soil. Pancho Villa's forces invaded New Mexico in 1916; whether that was a "foreign military campaign" may depend on one's point of view. Kablammo 12:48, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Lots here to work on, but spotted this:
The Ukase of 1821 didn't weaken the company, but its consequences did; it tried to forbid other companies/countries from trade north of 51 degrees; the Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1825) was the result of British counterpressure and part of its terms/corollaries were that the RAC would lease the mainland shore of the Panhandle and allowed for the establishment of British forts in the region - Taku/Durham, Stikine, Simpson and McLoughlin (Simpson and McLoughlin were between 51 and 55 N) - and formed part of the basis for the British claims during the Alaska Boundary Dispute; about which I owuld have expected to see more in this article, btw..... Skookum1 ( talk) 14:42, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
The Collins Overland Telegraph did not reach Alaska, but ran out of relevance when a TransAtlantic cable was finished and the project abandoned, with the line terminating somewhere north of Hazelton, British Columbia....I'm not sure if the line was ever used, but the section of the line built in Alaska (then Russian America) continued construction oblivious to the halt of work elsewhere; was it ever hooked up to itself, i.e. in use? It never connected either with Russia proper or with the Canada or the continental United States, though.... Skookum1 ( talk) 14:51, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
There was a Russo-Spanish treaty in there somewhere, delineating the division of Russian and Spanish claims, I think around 55 N or 51N. I'll be doing articles on the Ukases of 1799 and 1821 so mention of the Russo-Spanish treaty should turn up. The Nootka Conventions should definitely be mentioned here, and "claims" isn't quite the right word, as what the Spanish had greed with the British was simply the obligation not to press exclusive claims and allow any power to take part in economic activity, so long as no political claim was pressed; that was what was bought up by the Americans, not actual claims; this is citable, It's in Alexander Begg's book cited on Alaska boundary dispute. For now I'll add "obligations" as a simple short form... Skookum1 ( talk) 16:55, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Alaska purchase price is listed as $1.00. I can't make out the facsimile of the check but this can't be right or Seward's folly would not have existed. Other sites suggest 2.7 million. Can someone verify proper purchase price, make a correction and then club the perpetrator like a baby seal? Just kidding but I like the integrity of Wikipedia and hate to think some kid fails an important test based on misinfo, thanks, K~
Contributions/68.205.141.72 ( talk) 16:53, 15 June 2009 (UTC)Kevinpedia
A russian Empire found alaska. some animals that are there are huskies pengusins fish birds dall sheep eagles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.234.5.6 ( talk) 00:01, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
who likes school —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.161.105.91 ( talk) 21:12, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Someone thought it funny to edit this page by slipping some things into the second paragraph area. I have copy-pasted them below.
-"In the 1890s, gold rushes in Alaska and the nearby Yukon Territory brought thousands of hookers and settlers to Alaska. Alaska was granted a weed plant or two in 1912. In 1942, two of the outer Aleutian Islands—Attu and Kiska—were occupied by the Prostatutes and their recovery for the U.S. became a matter of gay pride. The construction of military bases contributed to the population growth of some Alaskan cities. Alaska was granted statehood on January 3, 1959. In 1964, the massive “Good Friday Earthquake” killed some people and one dog and leveled several villages." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.98.128.252 ( talk) 01:29, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
I just spent some time trying to copyedit this article and correct various factual mistakes. I have to stop now, but there are many problems and mistakes left. So I am quickly making note about them here.
From the subsection "Later Russian settlement and the Russian-American Company (1799-1867)":
I recently rewrote this section, for clarity and updating some of the names. There is only one name whose inclusion I question, yet did not remove. That would be George Sharrock. It would appear to me that his name was included solely because he was mayor of Anchorage during the earthquake. He's hardly a historical figure beyond that little nugget. It would be like saying that you must include Red Boucher (mayor of Fairbanks in 1967 during the flood), John Devens (mayor of Valdez when Joe Hazelwood had his little drunk driving escapade) or Emery Valentine (mayor of Juneau when the SS Princess Sophia sunk). Sharrock's next two successors, Elmer E. Rasmuson and George M. Sullivan, are far more notable, and that's including from a historical perspective. RadioKAOS ( talk) 05:14, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
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Working to improve Old Style and New Style dates, the section Adoption in the Americas has a poor citation ("Sumner, 1875") for Alaska's change of calendars. I hoped to find something better here but there is even less. Google Books just gives me one detailed item—that looks like it got its info from Wikipedia. So I wonder if anyone can (a]) identify "Sumner, 1875" or (b]) point me to the decree that changed the calendar and the date line [Library of Congress?]. -- John Maynard Friedman ( talk) 15:50, 2 January 2017 (UTC)
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Notable historical figures, at 37, seems rather overblown for a state with a population of 740,000. WP:UNDUE – Sca ( talk) 17:05, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
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