Borders & Immigration1867

Alaska cost under two cents an acre

Per acre, Alaska Purchase, 1867

The United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million in 1867, less than two cents per acre.

The territory is roughly 375 million acres, which works out to about 1.9 cents each.

Source

Check for the purchase of alaskaU.S. National Archives

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