Skagway

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Skagway is a historic Alaskan town known as a gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush region and a popular cruise ship stop in the Inside Passage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 907
borderCrossingTo British Columbia
climate subarctic climate
connectedByRoadTo Alaska Highway
Yukon
country United States
elevation 0
foundedIn 1897
governingBody Municipality of Skagway Borough
hasAttraction Broadway Street historic buildings
Gold Rush-era false-front architecture
trailheads to Chilkoot Trail (nearby)
hasEconomicCharacteristic highly seasonal economy
hasHeritageDesignation Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (partial)
hasHistoricDistrict downtown Skagway Historic District
linked to: Skagway
hasIndustry hospitality
retail for tourists
transportation services
hasNearbyPass White Pass
hasNearbyTrail Chilkoot Trail
hasNearbyWaterBody Taiya Inlet
hasPortType deep-water port
hasTransportation ferry service
historicalEvent Klondike Gold Rush (1897–1898)
isGatewayTo Klondike Gold Rush region
isTerminusOf White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad
linked to: White Pass
knownFor Klondike Gold Rush history
White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad terminus
cruise ship tourism
historic downtown
locatedIn Alaska
Alaska Panhandle
linked to: Panhandle of Alaska

Inside Passage
Southeast Alaska
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
locatedOn Lynn Canal
nearestInternationalBorder Canada
partOf Skagway Municipality
populationType small town
postalCode 99840
primaryEconomicActivity cruise industry services
tourism
receives cruise ships
regionType coastal town
servedBy Alaska Marine Highway System
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
wasMajorRouteFor prospectors traveling to Yukon goldfields

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Inside Passage hasPort Skagway
Alaska Marine Highway System routeTerminus Skagway, Alaska
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Skagway hasHistoricDistrict downtown Skagway Historic District
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Southeastern Alaska contains Skagway
M/V LeConte servesCommunity Skagway, Alaska
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Haines, Alaska locatedNear Skagway, Alaska
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Alaska Marine Highway System port Skagway
subject linked to: AMHS
M/V Columbia portOfCall Skagway, Alaska
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M/V Chenega routeServed Juneau–Skagway
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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park locatedIn Skagway, Alaska
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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park hasPart Skagway Historic District
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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park nearestCity Skagway, Alaska
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Municipality of Skagway Borough governs Skagway townsite
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White Pass connects Skagway, Alaska
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White Pass near Skagway
Lynn Canal adjacentTo Skagway
Chilkoot Trail near Skagway, Alaska
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Taiya Inlet hasNearbySettlement Skagway, Alaska
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Klondike Highway connects Skagway
MV Matanuska connects Skagway, Alaska
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Haines port connectsTo Skagway, Alaska
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Bellingham–Alaska route serves Skagway, Alaska
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Bellingham–Alaska route portOfCall Skagway, Alaska
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