Trail of '98 Museum Marker

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Skagway in Skagway County, Alaska — The American West (Northwest)

Trail of '98 Museum
Alaska Centennial 1867 - 1967

Trail of '98 Museum Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Barry Swackhamer, June 16, 2010

1. Trail of '98 Museum Marker

Inscription.
Built as McCabe College for Women in 1899-1900. This is the first granite building in Alaska. It served as a Federal Court House from 1901 until statehood when it was purchased by the city of Skagway for a museum.

Erected 1967 by Alaska Centennial Commission.

Location. 59° 27.344′ N, 135° 18.704′ W. Marker is in Skagway, Alaska, in Skagway County. Marker is at the intersection of 7 Avenue and Spring Street on 7 Avenue. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Skagway AK 99840, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Skagway Remembers (here, next to this marker); Mollie Walsh (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Arctic Brotherhood Camp Skagway (approx. ¼ mile away); Jeff. Smith’s Parlor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fatal Duel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Skagway and White Pass (approx. 0.3 miles away); Skagway Centennial Statue (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Vining and Wilkes Warehouse (approx. 3.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Skagway.

Regarding Trail of '98 Museum. The museum building also functions as Skagway City Hall.

Trail of '98 Museum Building Photo, Click for full size

By Barry Swackhamer, June 16, 2010

2. Trail of '98 Museum Building

The marker is seen to the right of the entrance.

Trail of '98 Museum - Skagway City Hall Photo, Click for full size

By Barry Swackhamer, June 16, 2010

3. Trail of '98 Museum - Skagway City Hall

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 1, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 277 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.