Why Is Alaska Called the Last Frontier?

The state of Alaska is known as the Last Frontier because it contains vast stretches of undeveloped land and copious natural resources. When it attained statehood in 1959, Alaska increased the size of the United States by nearly one-fifth. Its settlement and exploitation have been slowed by its distance from the rest of the country and by geographic and climatic impediments to travel and communications. In the 21st century it remains the state with by...