21 Facts About Skagway Alaska

Municipality and Borough of Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle.

Port of Skagway Alaska is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business of Skagway Alaska.

Skagway Alaska is part of the setting for Jack London's book The Call of the Wild, Will Hobbs's book Jason's Gold, and for Joe Haldeman's novel, Guardian.

Name Skagway Alaska is derived from sha-ka-?ei, a Tlingit idiom which figuratively refers to rough seas in the Taiya Inlet, which are caused by strong north winds.

Skagway Alaska was derived from sha-ka-?ei, a Tlingit idiom which figuratively refers to rough seas in the Taiya Inlet, that are caused by strong north winds.

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One prominent resident of early Skagway Alaska was William "Billy" Moore, a former steamboat captain.

Skagway Alaska believed that gold lay in the Klondike because it had been found in similar mountain ranges in South America, Mexico, California, and British Columbia.

Skagway Alaska was gracious to some, giving money to widows and halting lynchings, while simultaneously operating a ring of thieves who swindled prospectors with cards, dice, and the shell game.

Construction of McCabe College, the first school in Skagway Alaska to offer a college preparatory high school curriculum, began in 1899.

In 1900, Skagway was incorporated as the first city in the Alaska Territory.

Much of the history of Skagway Alaska was saved by early residents such as Martin Itjen, who ran a tour bus around the historical town.

Skagway Alaska was responsible for saving and maintaining the gold- rush cemetery from complete loss.

Skagway Alaska purchased Soapy Smith's saloon from going the way of the wrecking ball, and placed many early artifacts of the city's early history inside and opened Skagway's first museum.

Skagway Alaska first appeared on the 1900 US Census, having incorporated as a city that same year.

Skagway Alaska has a historical district of about 100 buildings from the gold rush era.

Skagway Alaska receives copies of the free regional newspaper Capital City Weekly.

Skagway Alaska is a featured setting in the 1946 film Road to Utopia, starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.

Skagway Alaska is featured in the 1955 Western The Far Country, directed by Anthony Mann.

Skagway Alaska is a town featured in the computer game The Yukon Trail.

Chief Inspector Fenwick often dryly referred to nearby "big city" "Skagway Alaska" when sending his mounty, Dudley Do-Right, to capture the show's evil nemesis, Snidely Whiplash.

Skagway Alaska is served by Dahl Memorial Clinic, the only primary health clinic in the area.