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Skagway Alaska Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

Skagway Alaska Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

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This is our retro Skagway, Alaska logo, printed in weathered charcoal on a retro vintage washed cap — an unstructured cotton dad hat that looks broken in from the day it arrives. The charcoal carries a faint wavering tone and a light speckle, so the print reads like it has been in the sun as long as the cap has.

One size fits most, so it is an easy gift to get right: no size to guess, only the town. Each cap is made to order. Hand wash cold and air dry, and keep it out of the dryer.

Captain William Moore opened the trail on July 14, 1897, just as the Ton of Gold ships reached Seattle, and 40,000 stampeders poured through over the Chilkoot and White Pass trails in 1897–98. Soapy Smith and Frank Reid shot it out on July 8, 1898, the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad was built from 1898, and the city incorporated on June 28, 1900.

Seven blocks of false-front gold-rush buildings on Broadway are the most-visited national park in Alaska, the Red Onion has poured since 1898, the Arctic Brotherhood Hall wears its driftwood mosaic, and the narrow-gauge train still climbs the pass at the head of the Lynn Canal. The Trail of ’98 is the mark on this piece.

The cap is 8.5 oz 100% cotton twill, enzyme washed and heavily brushed for a soft hand, with an unstructured six-panel crown, a mid-profile fit and a curved bill. A self-fabric strapback with a metal slider adjusts the fit and tucks away, and a self-fabric sweatband lines the inside. It is garment dyed with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes, so every cap's color varies slightly — washed here means faded color and a weathered print, not distressed or frayed.


QUICK FACTS — SKAGWAY AK WASHED COTTON CAP — CHARCOAL LOGO

Town: Skagway, Alaska

Founded: 1897; incorporated June 28, 1900

Known for: Gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush; the Chilkoot Trail; the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad; a gold-rush downtown frozen in time

Art: Skagway vintage retro logo, charcoal (printed)

Blank: unstructured six-panel cap, mid profile, curved bill, metal slider

Fabric: 8.5 oz 100% cotton twill, enzyme washed, garment dyed

Care: hand wash cold, air dry

Colors: 10 offered

Sizes: Adjustable

Made to order in the USA



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Product FAQs

How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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The man who saw it coming was Captain William Moore. A riverboat pilot and pack-trail veteran, Moore staked a 160-acre homestead at the mouth of the Skagway River in 1887 — a full decade early — convinced that gold in the Canadian interior would one day send a flood of people past his door looking for a way over the mountains. He built a sawmill, a wharf, and a rough trail toward the White Pass summit. When the stampede finally arrived in 1897, it simply overran him: newcomers re-platted his claim into a gridded boomtown almost overnight, and the quiet homestead became the busiest place in Alaska.

Skagway voted to incorporate on June 28, 1900 — the first incorporated city in Alaska, beating Juneau to it by a single day — with a census population of 3,117. Then the gold was gone. By 1910 fewer than 900 people remained, and for half a century Skagway lived quietly off the railroad, hauling freight to Whitehorse and back. What saved it was its own past: the false-front downtown had never been torn down, and as Alaska tourism grew, travelers came specifically to walk a Gold-Rush street that looked almost exactly as it had in 1898.

Why People Visit Skagway

Visitors come to Skagway for the most intact Gold-Rush town in Alaska — a real boomtown you can walk through — and for the railway that climbs straight out of it into the mountains. It is compact, dramatic, and easy to explore on foot, with the harbor, the historic district, and the trailheads all close together. Equal parts living history and big northern scenery, Skagway rewards anyone who wants to stand at the starting line of the Klondike stampede.

Skagway Alaska Merlin Classics retro logo — distressed Alaska bear, Alaska Territory Est. 1959