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Chilkoot Trail to the Klondike

In its heyday, Dyea proclaimed itself like many other towns yet to come as the largest city in Alaska. Stampeders crossed Chilkoot Pass with their ton of goods in the effort to strike it rich in the Klondike goldfields starting in 1898.

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The International Gold Rush Trail

The International Gold Rush Trail is a proposed thematic system joining communities together a land and water route from the docks of Seattle through the Chilkoot Pass to the Yukon gold fields. This is a trail of history and experiences gained from retracing the steps of prospectors on the Trail of ’98 suitable for hikers, [...]

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Skagway and the White Pass Route

For over a hundred years, Skagway has served as the primary port access for the Yukon Territory. A small town at the northern reaches of Lynn Canal, Skagway attracts nearly a million visitors a year. They come to see the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, ride the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad (WP&YR), [...]

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