Alaska free images - Moore Homestead
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
Alaska free images - Moore Homestead
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
Alaska free images - Moore Homestead
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
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
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
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
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
Chilkoot Trail - National Parks Gallery
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
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 crude footpath along the Taiya River... More
Finnegan's Point Tent Pads - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
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
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.
Bridge over the Taiya River - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
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
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
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
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
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
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
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
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
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
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
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
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
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.
Alaska free images - Finnegan's Point
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
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
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!
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
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.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
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
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
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
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.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
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
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
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
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
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.
Hosford's Sawmill Site - National Parks Gallery
In the 1940s, Ed Hosford cut a logging road from Dyea to Finnegan's Point. He established his sawmill there in 1948, where it was in operation until it was abandoned in 1956.
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Hosford's Sawmill Site In the 1940s, Ed Hosford cut a logging road from Dyea to Finnegan's Point. He established his sawmill there in 1948, where it was in operation until it was abandoned in 1956.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Matthews Cabin The gable of the building still existed in the late 1950s and the porch was intact, but by 1979 the roof caved into the house and the porch had been removed. Wet cli... More
Sheep Camp Cabin - National Parks Gallery
Reconstructed using traditional techniques, this cabin was completed in 2018. The original cabin was built in the 1960s but had collapsed by the 2000s.
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NPS Director Gary Everyhardt at at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway during his Alaska trip.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Matthews Cabin As rising public interest in the Chikoot Trail spread to Dyea, the National Park Service purchased several homesteads, including the Matthews homestead in 1978.
Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska
This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trai... More
Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska
This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trai... More
Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska
This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trai... More
Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska
This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trai... More
Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska
This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trai... More
Chilkoot Trail - National Parks Gallery
Suspension bridge at Canyon City Historic Area A suspension bridge to the Canyon City historic area was built in 1982.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Pullen Barn ruins Several structures at the site date to the Gold Rush period of significance. The barn, part of the Pullen Homestead, collapsed in the winter of 1982.
Suspension Bridge at Canyon City Historic Area
A suspension bridge to the Canyon City historic area was built in 1982.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Pullen Barn ruins The structure, which dates to the Gold Rush period, collapsed in 1982-83 and is now in a state of deterioration.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Tidal flats The NPS restricted grazing in 1979, particularly on the tidal flats, after the U.S. Forest Service reported that continuing the practice at the same intensity would lead to the destruction of marsh... More
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Beaver Pond Boardwalk In 1999, a boardwalk was constructed to provide passage over an area that had flooded due to a beaver dam.
Beaver Pond Boardwalk - National Parks Gallery
In 1999, a boardwalk was constructed to provide passage over an area that had flooded due to a beaver dam.
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Beaver Ponds In 1999, a 1,100 foot boardwalk was added at the lower end of the trail to offer passage over an area that had been flooded by a beaver dam.
Crossing the Beaver Pond Boardwalk
Trade between native groups consisted mainly of the exchange of typical coastal products for the furs of the interior. Clams, seaweed, dried fish, and sea otter pelts crossed the trail to the north, heading inl... More
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Crossing the Beaver Pond Boardwalk Trade between native groups consisted mainly of the exchange of typical coastal products for the furs of the interior. Clams, seaweed, dried fish, and sea otter pelts crossed... More
Alaska free images - Beaver Ponds
In 1999, a 1,100 foot boardwalk was added at the lower end of the trail to offer passage over an area that had been flooded by a beaver dam.
Irene Glacier - 2009 - National Parks Gallery
Irene Glacier on a clear day.
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska Cultural Resource Specialists in action!
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Mountains alongside Klondike Hwy near US Canada Border, view NE
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View of Black Lake from Klondike Highway.
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska Cultural Resource Specialists in action!
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska White Pass Yukon RR from Klondike Hwy, view E
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Mountains alongside Klondike Hwy near US Canada Border, view S. Skagway is located across the range.
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska White Pass Yukon Route RR, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Park Historian, K. Gurcke, in Skagway
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska White Pass Yukon RR from Klondike Hwy, view E
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View of Black Lake from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska Cultural Resource Specialists in action!
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Klondike Hwy near US Canada Border, view N
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Mountains alongside Klondike Hwy near US Canada Border, view N
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska White Pass Yukon Route RR, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Cultural Resource Specialist in action at Downtown Skagway.
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska White Pass Yukon RR from Klondike Hwy, view E
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Klondike Hwy near US Canada Border, view N
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska White Pass Yukon RR from Klondike Hwy, view E
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska Many workers for the White Pass Yukon RR stayed only longer enough to earn a grubstake before heading north to the goldfields. Some 35,000 people eventually worked on... More
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
Public domain photograph of Alaska volcanic mountains, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska “The day was perfect. A long winding hill, not steep, with rocks and great trees on each side, made the walking easy. We walked the nine miles, but were so tired we sa... More
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View of Black Lake from Klondike Highway.
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska White Pass Yukon RR from Klondike Hwy, view E
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
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White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Mountains alongside Klondike Hwy near US Canada Border, view N
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska. Note road cut below WPYR Railroad.
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska Cultural Resource Specialists in action!
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska View from Klondike Highway, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Mountains alongside Klondike Hwy near US Canada Border, view N
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
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White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska White Pass Yukon RR from Klondike Hwy, view E
Approaching Lake Bennett - National Parks Gallery
Approaching Lake Bennett Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Saintly Hill The first few miles of the Chilkoot Trail were deceptively easy to the Stampeders coming to Alaska in search of gold.
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Taiya River Much of the trail follows the Taiya River. During the winter months, Stampeders could move relatively easily up the frozen river all the way to Sheep Camp. The river's frequent flooding is a chal... More
Glacial Boulders along the Taiya River
Over the past century, the heavily sedimented Taiya River, which receives its primary runoff from glacial sources and annual snowpack, has eroded portions of the historic route. This sediment causes the continu... More