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Dawson City |
Fort Langley |
Fort Garry |
York Factory |
Barkerville |
Port Royale |
Upper Canada Village
| Kings Landing Dawson City was the
second city in Canada to be born of a gold rush but was
the greatest in gold rush history and folk lore. When
gold was discovered along the Klondike River in the
1890's a gold rush was triggered that equalled the great
California Gold Rush of 1849. Prospectors swarmed into
the area from around the world to make their million.
What had been a wild wilderness with no permanent
settlers or settlements within hundreds of miles was
converted into the largest city in the Canadian North.
The preservation and
maintenance of Dawson City has been an objective of
Parks Canada and the city represents an outstanding
example of turn of the century frontier society. Dawson
City also presents many of the stories and legends of
the mystical north of Robert Service the poet, Pierre
Burton the writer, and many other who told their
stories and tales.
Dawson City is located
in the heart of the Yukon and Alaska along the Yukon
River and is accessible by road from Whitehorse or from
the top of the world highway but is surely worth the
trip.
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