It was the 2nd largest city in Alaska , behind fellow Gold Rush boomtown Nome .
Skagway first appeared on the 1900 U.S. Census , having incorporated as a city that same year .
Skagway was the 2nd largest city in Alaska , behind fellow Gold Rush boomtown Nome .
Skagway first appeared on the 1900 U.S. Census , having incorporated as a city that same year .