Grave of Walter C. McKenzie and Robert D. McKenzie in the Pioneer Cemetery at Skagway, Alaska

Photos of the Pioneer Cemetery at Skagway, Alaska

Pioneer Cemetery at Skagway, Alaska

Walter C. McKenzie
1859-1917
Robert D. McKenzie
1892-1917
On August 17, 1917, WP&YR Engineer Walter Collin McKenzie and his son, fireman Robert Daniel "Bert" McKenzie, were killed when locomotive #68 was hit by a large boulder at MP 15.5 and toppled into the canyon.

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Grave of Walter C. McKenzie and Robert D. McKenzie in the Pioneer Cemetery at Skagway, Alaska