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It belonged to the United States, naturally. And the US purchased it from Russia. It was referred to as 'Seward's Folly' or 'Seward's Icebox' until gold was discovered there. Seward was the Secretary of State that negotiated the whole thing. And now with the oil fields, it was a darn lucrative purchase!

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