𝑔𝒶𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇𝓁𝓎 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒾𝓁𝒷𝓁𝒶𝓏𝒾𝓃𝑔

Alaska’s oldest business was founded in 1867. Thee very same year the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million! The Alaska Commercial Company emerged from the Russian-American fur trade and became one of the most influential businesses in the newly acquired territory. At a time when Alaska had almost no American infrastructure, the company established trading posts, supplied remote communities, and played a major role in the territory’s economy. For decades, its stores were lifelines for isolated settlements scattered across one of the most remote regions on Earth. More than 150 years later, the Alaska Commercial Company is still operating, serving communities across Alaska. It’s fascinating that a business founded during the transition from Russian to American rule is still around today!