Skagway Centennial Statue

Historical marker location:

157 Broadway, Skagway, Alaska

( Marker is on Broadway, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1997

1897

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, signed into law in 1971, was the largest land settlement in United States history. The act provided for the transfer of over 44 million acres of land and nearly $1 billion to Alaska Native corporations.