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Alaska
Purchased from Russia in 1867; largest state, admitted in January 1959, months before Hawaii.
Capital Juneau. January 3, 1959. Order 49.
Militia. Alaska Territorial Guard (1942–47) is distinct from the Alaska National Guard. The 297th Infantry was constituted in the Alaska National Guard on October 21, 1939, and its 1st Battalion was federally recognized at Juneau on January 11, 1941.