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1896August 1896 – 1899 · Dawson City, Yukon

Klondike Gold Rush

Dawson in 1898: timber buildings and tents crowded along the bank of the Yukon River
Archival image: Unknown author. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Gold found on Bonanza Creek in August 1896 by George Carmack and his Tagish relatives Skookum Jim and Tagish Charlie set off a stampede once news reached Seattle in 1897. Perhaps 100,000 people set out and some 30,000 reached Dawson City over the Chilkoot and White passes. The rush created the Yukon Territory and displaced the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, whose story is now a World Heritage Site.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Dawson Historical ComplexBoardwalk streets of restored saloons, banks, stores and the Palace Grand Theatre.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Dänojà Zho Cultural CentreTr'ondëk Hwëch'in centre on Hän life before and after the rush.Map ↗
  3. Site 3: Discovery Claim, Bonanza CreekCreekside trail at the spot where the 1896 strike was made.Map ↗

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