How much did the United States pay Russia for Alaska?
History medium Data from 1867
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The answer
$7,200,000
Roughly $7.2M.
The U.S. bought Alaska in 1867 for $7.2 million, about two cents an acre. The press mocked it as "Seward’s Folly" until gold was found three decades later. In today’s money the purchase price is roughly $150 million — less than a single Manhattan penthouse.
Where this number comes from
| Source | U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 1867 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | dollars |
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