James W.
6/29/2024
This is an out of the way gem that needs either a taxi or a long walk to get to, even from the main part of town. It's an old cemetery and it shows. A few of the headstones have been replaced...
Gold Rush Cemetery
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Skagway, AK 99840
The Gold Rush Cemetery in Skagway, Alaska, serves as the oldest cemetery in the city, housing the remains of notable figures from the Gold Rush era, including notorious conman Jefferson "Soapy" Smith. Easily accessible from town, visitors can enjoy a scenic walk to the cemetery, often combined with a visit to the nearby Lower Reid Falls.
In addition to the Gold Rush Cemetery, Skagway and the nearby area of Dyea feature several cemeteries that tell the stories of the early pioneers and stampeders who passed through. The Slide Cemetery, which is not part of the National Historical Park but is accessible through it, memorializes the victims of the tragic Palm Sunday Avalanche of 1898.
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Paul E.
6/3/2023
Main cemetery for Skagway during the gold rush years where all burials occurred from 1898 through 1908 at this cemetery. The cemetery to be honest is in pretty sad shape where the gravesites and...
Boon C.
9/20/2018
Gold rush cemetery just about 1.7 mile from Skagway downtown. Follow the Klondike Highway and turn right follow the the dirt road to the end. You will see the gold painted rock and the cemetery...
Asya Z.
8/18/2022
Skagway is known for its many of its unsavory Gold Rush characters. After all, both, the infamous Jefferson "Soapy" Smith and the man who rid Skagway of Soapy's existence, Frank Reid, are buried...
Franklin M.
6/15/2019
I like visiting very old cemeteries to see the beautiful stone artwork. They usually have cool history on some of the people who are buried here. This cemetery is one of the better creepy ones...
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