
Girdwood, originally named "Glacier City". It was named after Colonel James Girdwood, Belfast-born, Scottish and Irish entrepreneur and linen merchant, who pointed to the first four gold claims along Crow Creek in 1896.
The port of Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships and tourism is an important part of the activity of Skagway. Skagway is located in a narrow valley glacier at the head of Taiya Inlet, the north end of Lynn Canal, which is the northernmost fjord of the Inside Passage on the south coast of Alaska.
Whittier is a city in Alaska in the U.S. state. Located near the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel. Whittier is also a port for the Alaska Marine Highway.
Alaska Cities