Skagway is a first-class borough in
Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first
incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on
June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population
of the city was 862. However, the population doubles in the
summer tourist season in order to deal with more than 900,000
visitors. The port of Skagway is a popular stop for
cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business
of Skagway. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad,
part of the area's mining past, is now in operation purely for
the tourist trade and runs throughout the summer months. Skagway
is also part of the setting for Jack London's book 'The Call
of the Wild'. Skagway, originally spelled Skaguay is from
the Tlingit name for the area, "Skagua" or
"Shgagwèi" meaning "a windy place with white caps
on the water."
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| Nice
suroundings in Skagway |
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| Broadway
is the main street in the town, and it's surrounded by
nice builidings |
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| Not
even constant rain could stop the people walking around
here |
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