Skagway – historic settlement established during Klondike Gold Rush – southern trailhead for White Pass route, southern terminus for White Pass and Yukon Route Railway. Now a tourism destination.
The vehicle in the drawing is an automobile built by Robert. E. “Bobby” Sheldon at Skagway in 1905. Bobby was born in Snohomish, Washington, in 1883. In 1897 he and his father landed in...
Skagway is located at the foot of White Pass in Southeast Alaska. In 1897 Captain Billy Moore’s homestead encompassed much of the area, and when the Klondike Gold Rush began, his property was...
Engine No. 52 was the first locomotive on the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway. The drawing shows No. 52 as it looked in 2011, sitting on a siding in the Skagway train...
Skagway may not seem to be related to Interior Alaska, but there is a link. This city was one of the main ports of entry to the Klondike, and when the Klondike gold rush...
