In Alaska, a monument was erected to the initiator of the purchase of the territory
Installation of the statue On Monday, in the capital of the American state of Alaska, the city of Juno, a monument to William Seward, was solemnly opened, who, as Secretary of State of the United States, organized the purchase of Alaska by the United States. The almost two -meter bronze statue of Seward is established opposite the Legislative Assembly of the state - Capitol.