Sinking of the Princess Sophia - Dawson, Yukon Territory
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N 64° 03.821 W 139° 26.061
7W E 576399 N 7105049
The plaque in memory of the passengers and crew of the Canadian Pacific Steamer, Princess Sophia, which sank on October 24, 1918, is located behind a log cabin and across the street from the Monte Carlo Gift Shop, on Front Street (Klondike Hwy).
Waymark Code: WM12T82
Location: Yukon Territory, Canada
Date Posted: 07/11/2020
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Inscription on the plaque:
Canadian Pacific Steamer, Princess Sophia, sank October 24, 1918.
The Canadian Pacific Steamer, Princess Sophia hit the Vanderbilt Reef, near Juneau, Alaska at 2am on October 23, 1918.
None of the passengers or crew survived. Over 100 passengers were Dawson City residents and the other 243 were from parts of the Yukon and Alaska. Eighty-seven were employees of the White Pass and Yukon Route Co. (WP) and sixty-five were crew of the Princess Sophia (CP).
The list of passengers and crew was compiled from the book written by Ken Coates & William Morrison, and from the Dawson Daily News of 1918.
This long awaited memorial for the passengers of the Princess Sophia was made possible by the dedication of local historian John Gould and the Klondyke Centennial Society with financial assistance from Canadian Pacific Heritage Fund, Yukon Order of Pioneers, White Pass and Yukon Route Co., Pioneer Women of the Yukon, Pioneers of Alaska #4 & #8, Igloo #4, Vancouver Yukon's, Skagway Street Car Co., James Moody, Glen Franklin and Yukon Lodge No. 45.
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