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Sign
Institute for Northern Studies fonds, University of Saskatchewan Archives
Institute for Northern Studies (INS) fonds – F2100. Binder 1. II. Slides – 1 to 500.
Database ID: 18501

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Repository: University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/collection: Institute for Northern Studies fonds
Title of file/item: Sign
File/item reference: Institute for Northern Studies (INS) fonds – F2100. Binder 1. II. Slides – 1 to 500.
Creation dates: May 1965
Extent: 1 slide
Scope and content: A sign depicting the history of Skagway. Alaska, U.S.A. On sign: "ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS SKAGWAY LAST STOP ON THE ALASKA FERRY SYSTEM, SKAGWAY HAS AN EXCITING, COLORFUL HISTORY RELATING TO THE GOLD RUSH OF 1898 WHEN IT WAS A MAJOR GATEWAY TO THE KLONDIKE VIA CHILKOOT AND WHITE PASSES. THE TOWN'S NAME IS DERIVED FROM AN INDIAN WORD THAT MEANS 'END OF SALT WATER'. WHEN WORD OF THE GOLD STRIKE REACHED THE REST OF THE WORLD, SKAGWAY SPRANG TO LIFE OVERNIGHT AND IN THE SUMMER OF 1898 BOASTED A TRANSIENT POPULATION OF 30 000 -- LARGEST CITY IN ALASKA. COMPLETION OF THE WHITE PASS AND YUKON RAILROAD IN 1900 PROVIDED EASIER ACCESS TO THE GOLD FIELDS. THE PICTURESQUE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY STILL SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT OVERLAND LINK TO CANADA. SKAGWAY WAS THE SITE OF THE FIRST COLLEGE IN ALASKA -- BISHOP MC CABE COLLEGE -- BUT ENROLLED STUDENTS FOR ONLY A PART OF THE YEAR 1900. IT NOW HOUSES THE TRAIL OF '98 MUSEUM."
Photographer/author: Institute for Northern Studies
Number of scanned pages: 1
Subjects:
Community histories
External Representations - Literature
Government departments
Community
External Representations
Government
Geographic coverage:
Skagway, Alaska, USA