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Alaska is a Huge Landmass
The idea of acquiring that much land for that low a price is astounding. Consider that Alaska by itself increased the size of the US by almost 20%. Sure, most of that land was wilderness, but it was also unexplored. Gold, presumably, might just have been the tip of the iceberg.
One downside is that the state isn’t directly attached to the rest of the US, as a part of Canada sits in the middle. It’s also cold. But the land, as they say, is the land, and Alaska is a beautiful land, potentially rich in resources yet untapped.
