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Alaska [1] is the largest state in the United States with a coastline that is longer than all other states combined. It borders the Artic Ocean to the North, Canada to the east and Russia to the South separated from Russia by three miles at the outermost islands. Alaska is the least densely populated state in the nation with less than one person per square mile. Half of the population of Alaska lives in or around Anchorage. The Russians referred to Alaska as Russia America and came in search of otter pelts in the late 1700’s. They established a presence is Sitka where a Russian Orthodox Cathedral stands to this day the Cathedral once previously destroyed by fire. Almost no highway system exists in Alaska outside of Anchorage and other cities. The capital Juneau is not accessible with the rest of the state via highway but relies on ferry and air service as does almost the entirety of the interior of Alaska. An Earthquake struck Anchorage on Good Friday of 1964 measured 9.2 was 100 times more powerful than the 1989 San Francisco earthquake and was the second largest ever recorded. Alaska is one of only two states with no state income tax and no state sale tax. Each person establishing continuous residency for twelve months or longer is entitled to receive a portion of the dividend from the royalties of oil and gas exploration. The payments totaled over $3,000.00 per person as of 2008. Alaska was purchased from the Russian Government for just over seven million dollars in 1871 a few years after the end of the War Between the States or the U.S. Civil War. [1] Wikipedia “Alaska” Our photography model for this site is a beautiful woman named “Stacey” who arrived in Las Vegas from Alaska. When we first met Stacy she was attempting to find her way around town without much of a support group. Here is her story and companion portrait collection. |
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