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The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors .
11 paź 2023 · Find maps of the four units of the park in Alaska and Washington, including Skagway Historic District, Dyea and Chilkoot Trail, and White Pass. Download the official park brochure map or view the interactive map online.
17 sty 2018 · Learn about the mass migration of prospectors to the Yukon and Alaska after gold was discovered there in 1896. See a map of the routes, challenges and impacts of the Klondike Gold Rush.
16 sie 2021 · Explore maps of the Klondike gold rush region, routes, and resources from the Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library. Learn how maps influenced the economy, transportation, and native peoples during the last great gold rush of the American West.
16 gru 2021 · Their discovery sparked one of the most frantic gold rushes in history. Nearby miners immediately flocked to the Klondike to stake the rest of the good claims. Almost a year later, news ignited the outside world.
28 sty 2023 · The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.
Klondike gold rush, Canadian gold rush of the late 1890s. Gold was discovered on Aug. 17, 1896, near the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers in western Yukon territory. By 1897 up to 30,000 prospectors had arrived in the newly created towns of Skagway and Dyea, jumping-off points to the Canadian goldfields several hundred miles away.
