Sitka starts celebration for Alaska’s 150th anniversary with the U.S.

(Courtesy of the Library of Congress)Alaska reaches a historical milestone this week. On March 30th – 150 years ago – America signed a treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia.
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Seward’s Day commemorates the man who brokered the $7.2 million dollar deal, then-Secretary of State William H. Seward. While critics called the deal “Seward’s Folly,” the treaty would forever change the history of the region.
After the transfer, Sitka – then called New Ar