State of Alaska
Official Flag
Official Seal
Facts about Alaska
- The State of Alaska is the 49th U.S. state.
- Alaska received statehood on January 3, 1959.
- Alaska's state capital is Juneau.
- Alaska's state postal abbreviation is AK.
Alaska's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree
- Official State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
- Official State Bird Latin Name: Lagopus lagopus
- Official State Flower: Forget-me-not
- Official State Flower Latin Name: Myosotis alpestris subsp. asiatica
- Year: 1917
- Official State Motto: North to the Future
- Official State Motto Latin Translation:
- Official State Song: Alaska's Flag
- Official State Tree: Sitka spruce
- Official State Tree Latin Name: Picea sitchensis
- Year: 1962