Skagway

E17513

city municipality

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

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 →
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 →
knownFor	Klondike Gold Rush history → White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad terminus → cruise ship tourism → historic downtown →
locatedIn	Alaska → Alaska Panhandle → Inside Passage → Southeast 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 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Southeastern Alaska →	contains
Municipality of Skagway Borough ("Skagway townsite") →	governs
Skagway ("downtown Skagway Historic District") →	hasHistoricDistrict
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park ("Skagway Historic District") →	hasPart
Inside Passage →	hasPort
Haines, Alaska ("Skagway, Alaska") →	locatedNear
Alaska Daylight Time →	observedInCity
Alaska Marine Highway System ("Skagway, Alaska") →	routeTerminus
M/V LeConte ("Skagway, Alaska") →	servesCommunity