Inspiration Point

View from Inspiration Point down the Skagway River valley to Skagway and the Lynn Canal. MP 16.8. DSC_0131

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August 18th 2023
The fabled White Pass & Yukon Railway was built from Skagway, Alaska, to Carcross, Yukon Territory, between 1898 and 1900. It was the height of the Yukon Gold Rush. The narrow gauge 3-foot railway has been in operation since then. The railway paid for itself in its first years of operation by taking gold prospectors and their equipment to Lake Bennett in Canada. Later, it was extended to Whitehors ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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