Alaska was called Seward's Folly.
Seward was the Secretary of State when Alaska was purchased from Russia. Many people saw it as a waste of money and a folly (a waste of time).
Texas is the largest south western state.
It was called Seward's Folly and Johnson's Icebox.
"Seward's Folly" is a nickname for Alaska. The capital of Alaska is Juneau.
Sewards Folly was bought from Russia in the 1940s and is now the great big state of Alaska.
Seward's folly dealt with the secretary of state who convinced Congress to purchase Alaska. Being an icy wasteland, Seward was ridiculed for seeming to have made a big mistake, but it turns out that Alaska was actually rich in resources that the US had needed.
Seward's Folly or Johnson's Icebox.
The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates.
There is a state in the USA called Illinois. It is located in the Midwest and has the 5th highest population of all the US states. It is also the 25th largest state.
In Mexico. A state in fact, is also called Chihuahua as well.
Georgia was the largest state from 1788-1821. Missouri was the largest state from 1821-1837. Michigan was the largest state from 1837-1845. Texas was the largest state from 1845-1959. Alaska has been the largest state from 1959-present.