Skagway was the first incorporated city in Alaska, June 28,1900. We beat Juneau by ONE day! Civil Engineering Landmark Skagway’s White Pass & Yukon Tour is designated an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. A title shared with only 35 others, including the Eiffel Tower, Statue ...
Alaska Entered the Union:Jan. 3, 1959 (49)Capital:Juneau Origin of Name:from the Aleut work Alyeska, meaning The Great Land. State Nicknames:The Last Frontier • Land of the Midnight Sun" State Motto:North to the FutureState Flower:Forget-me-not ...