The Alaska State Capitol Is Up the Hill from Downtown Juneau

Eric found this stairway,
which saved us three or
four blocks of walking
serpentine up the hill.

Eric at the State Capitol.

Made exclusively of Alaskan

materials, the Capitol has

many Art Deco flourishes.

The Alaska State Capitol is one of a few state capitols that doesn't have a dome.  This capitol is unique because this building is a re-purposed Territorial and Federal Building.

Alaska's history & culture
is represented throughout
the building.

A Native Alaskan hunting party

is depicted in this carved relief.

Alaska State Capitol Fun Fact:
The igloos are a mistake.  Native Alaskans did not live in igloos.  First Nations People in the Canadian Northwest Territories built igloos to live in.

Tlingit Native, Elizabeth W.
Peratrovich, fought tirelessly
to end discrimination against
fellow Alaskan Natives.

This Senate Conference Room

... is a re-purposed
court room

The Office of the Governor

The Hall of Governors
Photo Gallery

Controversy swirled around

Alaska\s Eighth Territorial Governor.

Governor John F. A. Strong was
born in Canada & not Kentucky,
as he claimed.

President Woodrow Wilson
dismissed him from office.

Moving Alaska's Capitol to a more centrally located city has come up repeatedly throughout the years. There has not been enough momentum by Alaskans to relocate the Capitol and to finance a new building.

Photos of Native Alaskans
in traditional clothing

The Speaker's Chambers

The Anchorage Daily Times
announces Alaska's
statehood on January 3, 1959.

The House of Representatives

Laurel takes us to a window &
shows us the nearby waterfall.

She tells us to look for "moving snow."
The "snow" are sheep roaming
the mountainside.






We had a very informative tour.  Brody Anderson, a Fairbanks Representative's staffer joined our conversation and provided important information about the Top of the World and Dempster Highways.