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Skagway

noun
1.
A town in southeastern Alaska at the northern end of the Inside Passage; a gateway to the Klondike during the Alaskan gold rush.





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"Skagway" Quotes from Famous Books



... rose and fell with an ocean's pulsing, at the same time quietly moving in their accustomed way among the beach sands and shingle. No soothing lap of the waters against the sides of the vessel consoled these unromantic men. There were no docks or wharves at Skagway. The immense ship's cargo must be unloaded into small boats or hastily built scows to be towed ashore over the shallow waters. It was the beginning of a gigantic undertaking, and many, hearing of a more desirable landing-spot and a quicker, ...
— The Trail of a Sourdough - Life in Alaska • May Kellogg Sullivan


Words linked to "Skagway" :   Alaska, AK, town, Last Frontier


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