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| Cultural Resources Team | National Park Service |
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Historic Landmarks in Alaska |
Skagway
Historic District and White Pass, Skagway |
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Skagway, Alaska |
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Register Number: 66000943 Resource Type: District Property Type: Historic District: Historical Designated: June 13, 1962 |
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| An Alaskan frontier mining town, situated on a prime route to the Upper Yukon Valley and Klondike gold-bearing regions. Almost 100 structures remain from the gold rush era. White Pass Trail, to Skagway's northeast, is about 19 miles long and reaches the maximum elevation of nearly 3,000 feet at the crest of the pass, where it crosses the international boundary into Canada. | ||||||||||||||||
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