The purchase of Alaska by the United States from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million was considered a costly and questionable decision at the time.

They called it "Seward's Folly" when the US bought #Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 OTD in 1867 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/alaska/southeast/?s=mb #travel #folly #AlaskaDay

The US bought #Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 OTD in 1867 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/alaska/?s=mb #travel #folly #AlaskaDay

They called it "Seward's Folly" when the US bought #Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 OTD in 1867 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/alaska/equinox/?s=mb #travel #folly #AlaskaDay

They called it "Seward's Folly", but the US bought #Alaska from Russia for a cool $7,200,000 OTD in 1867 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/alaska/southeast/?s=mb #travel #folly #AlaskaDay

They called it "Seward's Folly" when the US bought #Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 OTD in 1867 https://toilet-guru.com/blog/39.html?s=mb #travel #folly #AlaskaDay