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The town grew up as the terminus where prospectors transferred from the Skagway train to the Yukon River steamboats and is now the junction of the Alaska and Klondike highways.
In this town, people transferred from the Skagway train to the Yukon River boats. This is now known as the Alaska/Klondike Highway.