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In 1898 the single warning light for sailors in all of Alaska was at Sitka.
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Southwest Alaska is a spaced in a habited region stretching some 500 miles (800 km) inland from the Bering Sea
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Juneau averages over 50 inches (1,270 mm) of precipitation a year, and Ketchikan averages over 150 inches (3,810 mm)
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As airplanes took over the mail routes in the 1920's and 1930's, the sled dogs role in this area of society was diminished.
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The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized (or incorporated) territory on May 11, 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959
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On March 27, 1964, the massive "Good Friday Earthquake" killed 133 people and destroyed several villages and portions of large coastal communities, mainly by the resultant tsunamis and landslides.
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The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race first ran to Nome in 1973
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Olympics are considering adding sled dog racing as an event and several sled dog races were held in Norway in conjunction with the 1994 games
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According to an October 1998 report by the United States Bureau of Land Management, approximately 65% of Alaska is owned and managed by the U.S. federal government as public lands, including a multitude of national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges.
