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By Sandra Hughes Tidwell, June 5, 2024
SS Princess Sophia Memorial Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — SS Princess Sophia Memorial — 1912-1918 —
In memory of the more than 350 people lost on the SS Princess Sophia, on October 25, 1918. On October 23, 1918, the Princess Sophia left Skagway, bound for Juneau. One of the final outbound ships of the year, the October sailing . . . — — Map (db m248856) HM
2 ► Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Trapper Creek — Walter Harper — Did You Know ? —
1913 - Walter Harper was the first to reach the summit of Mount McKinley/Denali, the highest mountain in North America. Harper, an Alaska Native, was part of the mountaineering team of Hudson Stuck. He reached the summit on Saturday, 7 . . . — — Map (db m257634) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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