Skagway, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Skagway and White Pass

Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 4, 1995

1. Skagway and White Pass Marker

Inscription. has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 24, 1935, this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States

Erected 1964 by U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 59° 27.183′ N, 135° 19.161′ W. Marker is in Skagway, Alaska. Marker can be reached from 2nd Street. Marker is in the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic District. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 291 2nd Street, Skagway AK 99840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Skagway Centennial Statue (a few steps from this marker); Three Thousand Pack Animals (a few steps from this marker); Inspector Charles Constantine (within shouting distance of this marker); Jeff. Smith’s Parlor (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fatal Duel (about 500 feet away); Arctic Brotherhood Camp Skagway

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(about 500 feet away); Captain William Moore (approx. ¼ mile away); Skagway's Historic Waterfront (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Skagway.

Regarding Skagway and White Pass. In 1896, gold was found in the Klondike region of Canada's Yukon Territory. Beginning in the summer of 1897, thousands of hopeful miners poured into the new town and prepared for the 500-mile journey to the gold fields in Canada. This journey began for many when they climbed the mountains over the White Pass above Skagway and onward across the Canadian border to Lake Bennett, or one of its neighboring lakes, where they built barges and floated down the Yukon River to the gold fields around Dawson City.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Also see . . .
1. National Park Service website for the Klondike Gold Rush. Skagway, is at the head of the White Pass Trail. (Submitted on January 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. Wikipedia entry for Skagway, Alaska. Skagway has

Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 4, 1995

2. Skagway and White Pass Marker

a historic district of about 100 buildings from the gold rush era. It receives about three-quarters of a million tourists annually, most of whom come on cruise ships. The White Pass and Yukon Route still operates its narrow gauge train around Skagway during the summer months primarily for tourists. (Submitted on January 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

3. Municipality of Skagway. Skagway was known as the "Gateway to the Klondike." (Submitted on January 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Additional commentary.
1. Skagway, Alaska and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Both share the distinction of the entire town being Historic Towns. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted January 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.

Additional keywords. Klondike Gold Rush National Historic District; WP&YR railway; Dead Horse Gulch; Tagish Lake; Carcross; Yukon River

White Pass and Yukon Route image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 4, 1995

3. White Pass and Yukon Route

Helpful map of Skagway image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 4, 1995

4. Helpful map of Skagway

Camp Skagway No. 1 and The Artic Brotherhood image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 1996

5. Camp Skagway No. 1 and The Artic Brotherhood

Skagway's most famous building, perhaps, is the two-story Arctic Brotherhood Hall. This driftwood-decorated frame building was the home of a fraternal group founded by gold seekers on their way to the Klondike. The building of "Camp Skagway No. 1" was erected in 1899, and the facade was put up the next year. -+- "Currently gives a brief history of Skagway...in 1996 was a bit of a cute musical skit"... ms

Up into the pass , towards the Klondike image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 4, 1995

6. Up into the pass , towards the Klondike

At White Pass image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 4, 1995

7. At White Pass

Skagway and White Pass RR image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Walker, June 23, 2009

8. Skagway and White Pass RR

Photographed By Bill Walker, June 23, 2009

9. Skagway and White Pass RR

Photographed By Bill Walker, June 23, 2009

10. Skagway and White Pass RR

Skagway and White Pass RR locomotives image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Walker, June 23, 2009

11. Skagway and White Pass RR locomotives

Vintage S&WP RR passenger coaches at Skagway, loading for excursion to the Yukon image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 17, 2013

12. Vintage S&WP RR passenger coaches at Skagway, loading for excursion to the Yukon

Retired Skagway and White Pass RR steam engine, side-tracked in woods near the terminal image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 17, 2013

13. Retired Skagway and White Pass RR steam engine, side-tracked in woods near the terminal

S&WP RR excursion train, north of Skagway, image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 17, 2013

14. S&WP RR excursion train, north of Skagway,

en route to White Pass and the Yukon.

"Steel Bridge" (the world's tallest cantilever bridge when built in 1901) - north of image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 17, 2013

15. "Steel Bridge" (the world's tallest cantilever bridge when built in 1901) - north of

Dead Horse Gulch - in use until 1969.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 17, 2013

16. Skagway and White Pass RR excursion - passenger transfer to buses at Yukon border

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,306 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on August 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 12. submitted on October 9, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 13. submitted on October 8, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 14, 15. submitted on October 9, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 16. submitted on October 10, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.