The U.S. Army arrived at Valdez during the Gold Rush to build a trail into the interior. They found the Valdez Glacier impassable much of the year. To bypass the glacier, they cut a narrow trail along the walls of rugged Keystone Canyon. The Goat . . . — — Map (db m49611) HM
Miners in 1897 built the Valdez-Eagle Trail. In Klondike Gold Rush, it was used for telegraph lines to Fairbanks. 1910 upgrade, called the Valdez-Fairbanks Wagon Road, under Gen. Wiles P. Richardson, improved for wagon use in the Keystone Canyon . . . — — Map (db m257002) HM
On the far side, just above the water are the remains of the old sled trail, used in the early days. It was cut out of the rock, just wide enough for 2 horses abreast. 200 ft. above can be seen the old goat trail. This road was used till 1945. — — Map (db m49610) HM
The Iron Trail by Rex Beach describes these events and this area.
This tunnel was hand cut into the solid rock of Keystone Canyon and is all that is left of the railroad era when nine companies fought to take advantage of the short route . . . — — Map (db m49609) HM
Peter Toth is best known as a 'humanitarian' artist with a dream to honor the American Indian. Peter, his hands poised with hammer and chisel, has traveled throughout America for over 20 years fulfilling a mission to create his personal gifts of . . . — — Map (db m296604) HM
