Panning gold during the Klondike Gold Rush) Gold had been discovered in the Yukon Territory, in a tributary of the Klondike River. News leaked out to the world when 68 new millionaires returned ...

During the 1897-98 Klondike Gold Rush, thousands of wealth-seekers stampeded through the Yukon—over the brutal Chilkoot Trail from Alaska; through treacherous rapids where the capital ...

Many gold seekers who chose the arduous path inland from Alaska’s port of Valdez also discovered rich copper deposits along ...

This finding triggered a veritable gold rush and lured over one hundred thousand adventurers to Dawson City from 1896 to 1899. The small town on the Klondike and Yukon River, became a large city with ...

I don’t know?" The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, operated by park rangers, educates visitors on the history of the Yukon prospecting boom. Detailing Seattle’s role as the ...

This interactive museum in the Pioneer Square neighborhood tells the story of Seattle's role as a port city during the Klondike Gold Rush. Make a tax-deductible gift today to provide a brighter future ...