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== History == | == History == | ||
The first Organic Act, passed in 1884, extended the laws of Oregon to Alaska. [[Alaska Genealogy|Alaska]] became a public domain state, in which unclaimed land was surveyed and sold by the federal government. The first general land office was established at Sitka, Alaska in 1885. | The first Organic Act, passed in 1884, extended the laws of Oregon to Alaska. [[Alaska, United States Genealogy|Alaska]] became a public domain state, in which unclaimed land was surveyed and sold by the federal government. The first general land office was established at Sitka, Alaska in 1885. | ||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
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