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In this place, a colorguard from Company F, 9th Infantry, raised the first American flag to signify the transfer of Alaska from czarist Russia. The first 49 star American flag was raised here on July 4, 1959, by a colorguard from the First Battle Group 9th (Manchu) Infantry to signify the statehood of Alaska.
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Sitka, Alaska · United States
