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He is most famous for co-founding, with Joe Juneau, the city of Juneau, Alaska. The first major gold discovery in Juneau or Douglas Island (across from Juneau) was around 1880. It has been the political capital of Alaska since 1906. His Native American guide in southeastern Alaska was Chief Kowee.
Produced The Chechahcos, the first movie produced in Alaska. Lathrop's feud with Gruening over statehood issues spawned the novel and film Ice Palace. Loren Leman (born 1950), Lieutenant Governor 2002–2006, the first Alaska Native elected to statewide office. Ray Mala (1906–1952), the first Native American and first Alaskan to become a film ...
Juneau (/ ˈ dʒ uː n oʊ / ⓘ JOO-noh; Tlingit: Dzánti K'ihéeni [ˈtsʌ́ntʰɪ̀ kʼɪ̀ˈhíːnɪ̀] transl. Base of the Flounder's River), officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska, located along the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle.
Capital of the Russian colony of Alaska. 1867: Capital of the Department of Alaska. 1900: Capitals of the District of Alaska. Juneau: 1906 1912: Capital of the Territory of Alaska. 1959: Capital of the State of Alaska. Arizona [40] Statehood in 1912: Santa Fe (NM) 1848: Capital of the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico 1848–1850. 1850
Crammed with tourists, Alaska's capital wonders what will happen as its magnificent glacier recedes. BECKY BOHRER. August 5, 2023 at 11:12 PM. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of tourists spill ...
The Alaska State Capitol is the building that hosts the Alaska Legislature and the offices of the Governor of Alaska and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Located in the state's capital, Juneau , the building was opened on February 14, 1931, as a federal building. [ 2 ]
A new agreement between Alaska’s capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the daily number of cruise ship passengers arriving in Juneau starting in 2026, though a prominent critic of the ...
CITY GUIDES: Alaska’s largest city is a place to climb mountains and meet local wildlife, discovers Alan Dymock, with post-adventure refreshments available in 12 different breweries to delight ...