FACT FOOD #44 by rajantr December 23, 2014February 4, 2016 Filed under:Uncategorized Joe Juneau was a miner and a prospector from Canada who made the first gold strike in Alaska in 1880 and for co-founding the city of Juneau along with Richard Harris. The capital of Alaska is Juneau since 1900. Share this:TweetTelegramEmailShare on TumblrRedditPrintWhatsAppPocketLike this:Like Loading...