Final Project

Final Project


Part I  Timeline

Juneau 
  

HMS Discovery, Griffen Neighbors

1794   Joseph Whidbey, master of 
            the boat Discovery, of 
            George Vancouver's expedition,
            was the first European to 
            see the Gastineau Channel.

Silverbow Basin and Gold Creek-Juneau.
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1880        Gold discovered in Juneau. A 
                 Tlingit, named Kowee, guided 
                 two prospectors to 
                 discover gold
                 in Gold Creek.  This was 
                 Alaska's first major gold strike 
                 and set into motion the "fever" 
                 for fine metals extraction that  
                 continues today.
                 

Territorial Legislature, 1913
Sitenews

1906        Juneau established as the
                 Capitol of Alaska from the 
                 former Capitol of 
                 the Territory of in Sitka.  

First Alaska State Legislature,
 House of Representatives, 1959
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1959        Alaska Statehood.  Alaska  
                 leaves territorial status and joins
                 the United States as a state 
                 with a new constitution.

Alaska Capitol Move Sign
Juneau Empire

1960         First attempt to move the capitol from 
                  Juneau to the Cook Inlet Railbelt area. 
                  Vote rejected the move. Capital move   
                  initiatives continue through present  
                  day.  
                

Map of City and Borough of Juneau

1970          City and Borough of 
                   Juneau established.  
                   Juneau merged with the 
                   City of Douglas and  
                   surrounding borough.




































Part II  Three Cause-Effect Statements


After the decline of the fur and whaling trade, Sitka, the capital of Russian-Alaska from 1799 to 1867 and then the capital of the Alaska Territory, became less important as a governmental center and the capital of Alaska was moved to Juneau, which now attracted increased prosperity and development in the rush for gold.  


Gold was discovered by Joe Juneau and Richard Harris where a 160 square acre town site was staked out and sparked the growth of the first new town following the purchase of  Alaska from the Russians.  


1n 1970, Juneau organized as a unified City and Borough merging with the City of Douglas and surrounding areas to allow for consolidation of population and land area to take advantage of the rights granted to  home-rule municipalities under the Constitution of Alaska leading to simplification of city administration and establishing sales tax to fund local services such as education and health care.