Skagway Historic District

The Skagway Historic District and White Pass is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing a significant portion of the area within the United States associated with the Klondike Gold Rush. It includes the historic portion of Skagway, Alaska, including the entire road grid of the 1897 town, as well as the entire valley on the United States side of W…
The Skagway Historic District and White Pass is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing a significant portion of the area within the United States associated with the Klondike Gold Rush. It includes the historic portion of Skagway, Alaska, including the entire road grid of the 1897 town, as well as the entire valley on the United States side of White Pass all the way to the Canada–US border. This area includes surviving fragments of three historic routes used during the Gold Rush, as well as the route of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad. Almost 100 buildings remain from the Gold Rush period. Portions of the district are preserved as part of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.
  • Nearest city: Skagway, Alaska
  • Area: 3,140 acres (1,270 ha)
  • Built: 1897
  • Part of: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (ID76002189)
  • AHRS No.: SKG-013
  • Designated NHLD: June 13, 1962
  • Designated CP: June 30, 1976
Data from: en.wikipedia.org