Juneau is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is both a town and a district (borough). For the 2010 census, the city had a population number of 31,275 people. Juneau has an airport, at the same time it is the only capital of a state of the United States, which has no road access and is accessible only by plane or boat.
Many streets of Juneau end in dead ends. A bridge connects the city with Douglas Iceland. Trails nearby lead to some glaciers.
For millennia, Auke and Taku Indians living in the area. Maintain extensive traditions in which art - especially in the form of sculptures, weavings and decorations - Songs and dances are an integral part.
On 3 October 1880 found Joseph Juneau (1836-1899) from Saint-Paul-l'Ermite in Montreal and his partner Dick Harris (1833-1907) in a creek near the present city of gold. They put on an approximately 0.65 km ² large area for future settlement and Harris initially gave him the name Harrisburg. The news of the gold funds quickly attracted many miners to the area. As yet there was no officially recognized name for the developing city, they agreed on 14 From December 1881 and decided on the name Juneau.
Until the 1940s the city was a mining town. During the Second World War, the mines were closed.
After the establishment of the trans-Alaska pipeline, which transports oil from the Arctic to the Pacific coast, the city grew with the growing state administration.
Juneau is the main campus of the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). This offers degree programs with bachelor's and master's degrees, the latter being assigned a distance learning program.
Many streets of Juneau end in dead ends. A bridge connects the city with Douglas Iceland. Trails nearby lead to some glaciers.
For millennia, Auke and Taku Indians living in the area. Maintain extensive traditions in which art - especially in the form of sculptures, weavings and decorations - Songs and dances are an integral part.
On 3 October 1880 found Joseph Juneau (1836-1899) from Saint-Paul-l'Ermite in Montreal and his partner Dick Harris (1833-1907) in a creek near the present city of gold. They put on an approximately 0.65 km ² large area for future settlement and Harris initially gave him the name Harrisburg. The news of the gold funds quickly attracted many miners to the area. As yet there was no officially recognized name for the developing city, they agreed on 14 From December 1881 and decided on the name Juneau.
Until the 1940s the city was a mining town. During the Second World War, the mines were closed.
After the establishment of the trans-Alaska pipeline, which transports oil from the Arctic to the Pacific coast, the city grew with the growing state administration.
Juneau is the main campus of the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). This offers degree programs with bachelor's and master's degrees, the latter being assigned a distance learning program.
