Gold Rush

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Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Approximately 36 miles northeast of Sacramento, Coloma is most noted for being the site where James W. Marshall first discovered gold in California, at Su More

Photo of newspaper page with two illustrations and text under each image. Article is titled "San Francisco Past and Present." Images show the effects of the Gold Rush. Both views are from Rincon Point. SAN FRAN More

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Physical Description: 1 photograph. Cased half plate daguerreotype inside brass mat. Gold in pan has been hand colored with gold paint. Case is wood covered with tooled leather. 4.25 x 5.5 in. (4.75 x 6 in. cas More

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Pierce Courthouse stands as a reminder of the gold rush that swept through the region in the 1860s. The namesake of the courthouse, Elias Davidson Pierce, discovered gold in the creeks above Orofino, which trig More

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The Black Hills gold rush brought a surge of civilian activity to Fort Laramie. For many prospectors, their starting point was Cheyenne. Between 1876 and 1887, thousands of passengers as well as countless tons More

Moore Cabin (left) and J. Bernard Moore House In 1887, Captain William Moore and his son Bernard (Ban) began construction of a log cabin and wharf at Skagway Bay and named their site "Moorsville." They cleared More

Moore Cabin (left) and J. Bernard Moore House In 1887, Captain William Moore and his son Bernard (Ban) began construction of a log cabin and wharf at Skagway Bay and named their site "Moorsville." They cleared More

Visitors join a ranger on a walking tour which ends at the Moore Cabin which was the first log cabin built in the Skagway valley in 1887.

Pullen Barn ruins Beginning around 1895, Robert Wright kept stock on this property, including cattle, horses, chickens, and several trail dogs. It became part of the Emil Klatt homestead in 1903, and part of t More

Captain William Moore Cabin In addition to the cabin, expansions in and around the historic property included a wharf, a sawmill, a pack trail, and a business office. In 1895, Ben Moore began acting as a guide More

A small number of settlements sprang up quickly on the trail to serve Stampeders and packers. Aside from Dyea, each of these were nonexistent or only seasonal before 1897. Finnegan's Point, a small resting p More

White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska In March 1897, George Brackett opened up a toll road, much to the protest of packers who had been using the improved road bed free of charge.

The rugged trail was improved with bridges and sections of corduroy road in 1897, when the Gold Stampede brought tens of thousands of prospectors to the region. Entrepreneurs recouped their development efforts More

Canyon City Historic Town Site A settlement was established at Canyon City in 1897-98 with the start of the Klondike Gold Rush. A few scattered tents grew into a prosperous village, with 25 businesses and 1,5 More

Finnegan's Point tent pads A small number of settlements sprang up quickly on the trail to serve Stampeders and packers. Aside from Dyea, each of these were nonexistent or only seasonal before 1897. Finnegan More

Drainage Feature on Saintly Hill With the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98, as many as 25-30,000 Stampeders crossed into the Yukon by way of the Chilkoot corridor. At first, the trail was little more than a cr More

Bridge over the Taiya River The rugged trail was improved with bridges and sections of corduroy road in 1897, when the Gold Stampede brought tens of thousands of prospectors to the region. Entrepreneurs recoup More

Southwest view of Harding Glacier from Skagway. Digital overlay of the c. 1897 Skagway Waterfront photo by Lloyd V. Winter and Edwin P. Pond on the August 14, 2013 photo by Ronald D. Karpilo, Jr. and Sarah C. V More

With the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98, as many as 25-30,000 Stampeders crossed into the Yukon by way of the Chilkoot corridor. At first, the trail was little more than a crude footpath along the Taiya River More

First social session of the B.P.O.E. (Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks), Skagway, Alaska, ca 1898.

The first social session of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (B.P.O.E.), Skagway, Alaska.

Celebrating the grand re-opening of the newly renovated Mascot Saloon. Up front and center is Albert Reinert, proud owner of Skagway’s longest-lived saloon (1898-1916). The Mascot has been restored to this time More

A group of tourists visiting the wreck of the Bark Canada in Fortune Bay (AKA Nahku or Long Bay). The ship was built in Bath, Maine in 1859. The vessel was refrubished in Tacoma for the Klondike Gold Rush and w More

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Interpreters dress in living history and play the role of actual people who traveled to the Klondike in 1898, based on their diaries and letters.

Slide Cemetery There were several cemeteries in historic Dyea. Most of the graves in this cemetery belonged to Stampeders who died in a 1898 avalanche on the trail.

Finnegan's Point, located about five miles north of the Dyea townsite, was the first campsite that served Stampeders and packers. By April 1898, Pat Finnegan constructed a toll road across the Taiya River at th More

Photograph shows unending line of packers climbing summit of Chilkoot Pass, Yukon. Copyright 1898 by E. A. Hegg.

White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska Man with his sled going through Box Canyon on the White Pass Trail over the Skagway River in 1898. E.A. Hegg photo.

Southwest view from Long Hill on the Chilkoot Trail. Digital overlay of the 1898 Long Hill photo by Eric A. Hegg on the August 20, 2013 photo by Ronald D. Karpilo Jr. and Sarah C. Venator/NPS.

White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska From the book: Building the Gateway to the Klondike by Historian Robert L. Spude we learn that by February 1, 1898 there were 1,000 stampeders arriving in Skagway each week!

On Palm Sunday of 1898 an avalanche killed many gold seekers heading to the Klondike. The slide cemetery commemorates this event.

Dyea Long Wharf pilings The wharf pilings consist of twelve-inch round logs, spaced in groups of three and separated by a fifteen-foot gap. They rose sixty feet above the sea floor in deep water, and stood thi More

Photo date unknown. Front and center is Albert Reinert, proud owner of Skagway's longest-lived saloon (1898-1916), The Mascot Saloon. The Mascot has been restored to this time period by the National Park Servic More

Finnegan's Point, first camp north of Dyea. Finnegan's Point, located about five miles north of the Dyea townsite, was the first campsite that served Stampeders and packers. By April 1898, Pat Finnegan constr More

False Front A 1987 NPS Historic Structures Report identified eleven structural properties of historic significance, including this False Front. The single-story, gabled building served as A.M. Gregg's real est More

Top of Chilkoot Pass on a busy day in 1898

Slide cemetery The Slide Cemetery was built in April 1898 for avalanche victims. On Palm Sunday that year, an avalanche about a half-mile south of the Scales Camp on the Chilkoot Trail let to the creation of t More

The guardians in front of the Manila Saloon, after rounding up Soapy Smith’s gang, ca July 1898.

The Guardians of Skagway pose in front of The Manila Saloon after rounding up Soapy Smith's gang, July 1898.

View of the Sawtooth Range, Dead Horse Gulch, and the Trail of '98 from the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad at Cutoff Canyon. Digital overlay of the c. 1899 Cutoff Canyon photo by E.A. Hegg on the August 3 More

Wharf pilings With the 1899 construction of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway in nearby Skagway and the demise of the gold rush, parts of the planking disappeared from the wharf. The White Pass railroad p More

View of the East Fork Skagway River Valley and an engine on the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad rounding the curve at Rocky Point, Alaska. Digital overlay of the August 1899 Rocky Point photo by Harrie C. B More

White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska January 15, 1899, dawned bright and cold when, according to the Daily Alaskan, the first official passenger train left Skagway : The officials of the railroad company More

White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska Bridge at Tunnel Mountain, February 1899 (Courtsey of British of Columbia Archives) The tunnel pierced through the mountain 800 feet above White Pass City.

Wharf pilings Although the Arctic Construction Company purchased the wharf in August 1901 with plans to reconstruct it to link with a projected railroad, the venture failed. The wharf burned in 1901, and all t More

The Skagway Cornet Band of Skagway, Alaska, who use and recommend the instruments made by the C. G. Conn Company of Elkhart, Indiana as the best on earth.” Ca. 1908

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Matthews Cabin In May 1913, William Edward Matthews established a 160-acre homestead in the Dyea Valley. He lived in the cabin until 1922, and his family probably occupied it until 1932.

The Skagway Red Sox team, Skagway, Alaska, October 17, 1914. The players are (top row, left to right) Miss Della Rapuzzi, Miss Edith Liddicoat, and Miss Nellie Flynn, (bottom row, left to right) Miss lela Malan More

Arctic Terns usually return to the same area each year to raise their young.

The black and white stripes on the head of the white-crowned sparrow make it an easy bird to identify. Look for it in areas with lots of shrubs.

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Brightly colored and distinctly patterned, these male harlequin ducks can often be seen with their female companions along the Skagway river. Look for them on your way to Yakutania Point or while visiting Dyea.

Male blue grouse inflate air sacs to make "hooting" sounds. Listen for them as you hike through the forest to Lower Dewey Lake or on the Chilkoot Trail.

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Exterior view of the restored Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum from the sidewalk on 2nd Avenue.

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The American dipper can dive underwater using its wings to stabilize itself while it hunts for insects to eat. Look for it in the Skagway River and along Pullen Creek.

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View of the Jeff. Smiths Parlor interior from the front door. Animatronic manikin "Soapy Smith" stands at the bar while manikin "Dangerous Dan" watches from a seated position at the back of the room. Historic More

Look for bald eagles in Dyea. In the late summer they are often drawn to salmon runs on the Taiya river watershed.

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Sandhill cranes are not year round residents of this part of Alaska. Instead it can be a stop for them on their long migration to or from the lower 48 to their northern breeding grounds. Look for them in the More

These dark males with bright beaks may look puffin-like from a distance, but these birds are diving ducks who love to feed on the blue mussels common to southeast Alaska. Some spend the winter in Southeast Ala More

The Chilkoot trail offers many scenic views of alpine terrain and glaciers.

Historic whiskey bottles, glassware, ceramics and steins line the shelves behind the bar along with a rifle and wood barrel reading "Tennessee Rye".

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A bunch of bright yellow tulips basking in the sunshine.

The Shriner's Band on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Broadway, Skagway, AK. Courtesy George and Edna Rapuzzi Collection, Rasmuson Foundatino, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (inventory #000216).