Proper noun
The capital city of Yukon, Canada.
Synonym: White Horse (former spelling)
An unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after a tavern.
A census-designated place in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States, named after a chieftain.
The City of Whitehorse, a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, named after the White Horse Inn, a former tavern.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgDarryl Tait says he longed for a skateboard park when he was growing up in Atlin, B.C. This week he saved some Whitehorse skateboard ramps from demolition, and he hopes to send them to Atlin. Source: Internet
An additional 39 MW of diesel generation is maintained for supplemental back-up. citation Additionally, Yukon Energy operates two wind turbines near Whitehorse, which are connected to the Whitehorse-Aishihik-Faro grid. Source: Internet
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and U.S. authorities ordered the United States Air Force to surround the plane and force it to land in Whitehorse, Canada and to shoot down the plane if the pilots did not cooperate. Source: Internet
Historically, Whitehorse also was the location of units of the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force; the Canadian Army was the last to pull out in 1968, at the same time the armed forces were unified. Source: Internet
“And we actually get home games where teams actually come up to play us,” said Justin Halowaty, president of the Whitehorse Minor Hockey Association. Source: Internet
A small settlement was developing at Canyon City but the completion of the railway to Whitehorse in 1900 put a halt to it. Source: Internet