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.
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Whiting Collection, Subseries 1, File 1. Klondike Gold Rush NHP Museum Collection.
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Telephone insulator on tree trunk Public domain photograph of tree trunk, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Artifacts at the Historic Canyon City Townsite After the Gold Rush, much of the machinery and structures were dismantled or moved. While some artifacts and remnants remained, the forest and harsh climate quic... More
View of Glaciers along the Chilkoot Trail
The Chilkoot trail offers many scenic views of alpine terrain and glaciers.
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
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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!
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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
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Skookum Jim Mason - National Parks Gallery
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Nurse log and devil's club Devil's Club, Oplopanax horridus, may have an appealing cluster of small white flowers at the top, but much of the plant is covered in sharp, sliver-like spikes that can be a torment... 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.
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Goat's Beard The Chilkoot Trail changes from coastal forest at sea level, to high alpine near the summit, to boreal forest towards the Lake Bennett end. Goat's Beard, Aruncus dioicus, is one of the wildflowers... 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
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska White Pass Yukon RR from Klondike Hwy, view E
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Vegetation of the Chilkoot Trail At the trail's lower elevation, the landscape supports varieties of lichens, mosses, ferns, and devil's club, all which grow well in the warm marine climate.
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Telephone insulator on tree trunk There are many archeological sites and systems along the Chilkoot Trail that date to the period of significance. Once example is the Dyea-Bennett Telephone Line and associate... 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.
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 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
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Taiya River Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Park Historian, K. Gurcke, in Skagway
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Trail on Saintly Hill Saintly Hill rises 50' to 300' near the start of the trail.
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Moore Homestead fence and boardwalk Picket fence and a boardwalk are non-contributing features of the historic landscape. In 1997-99, the NPS altered the appearance of the domestic landscape by adding a boardw... More
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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
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Klondike Hwy near US Canada Border, view N
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Trailhead Plaque A marker at the trailhead indicates the trail's historic status. The Chilkoot Trail was nominated to the National Register as part of a National Historic Landmark called "Chilkoot Trail and Dy... More
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Suspension bridge at Canyon City Historic Area
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The Taiya River rushes through the landscape.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Irises grow on the tidal flats The tidal flat area is a significant feature of the historic landscape. Those who planned to take the Chilkoot Trail took small steamers from Skagway to Dyea, where they then fac... More
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Irene Glacier The glaciers and streams have influenced the alignment of the trail.
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Boiler at the Canyon City Townsite
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Wooden bridge The Taiya River experiences seasonal flood events, which impact both historic resources and trail improvements such as bridges.
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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.
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Fencing protects a grave marker at the Slide Cemetery.
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View near the trailhead, looking southwest The Chilkoot Trail begins about eight miles west of the town of Skagway. The trailhead is located on the east bank of the Taiya River.
Tourist Attraction - Historic Dyea Townsite
Architectural ruins Although the site is now largely forested as a result of abandonment of the town and the disuse of the homesteads, the archeological deposits remain as evidence of the hastily constructed g... More
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Taiya River near Canyon City Beyond Canyon City, packers and prospectors faced the challenge of the Taiya River Canyon.
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The Taiya River cascades over rocks as the grade of the land increases.
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False Front When the False Front fell in 1976, Skagway citizens propped it back up with a brace. In the late 1990s, it was treated with preservative and stabilized as an architectural ruin.
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Wooden bridge between Finnegan's Point and Canyon City Trail maintenance has largely focused around efforts to repair bridges and structures washed out by the Taiya River's frequent flooding. The replacement... More
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Sprouting Ground Cone In this damp and mild environment, living cycles are in a continuous state of transformation and emergence.
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Suspension bridge at Canyon City Historic Area A suspension bridge to the Canyon City historic area was built in 1982.
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
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Rough stone steps aid hikers on the incline to Canyon City.
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Slide Cemetery Large, ornate stone headstones were not common in cemeteries of the region in this time.
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Moraine This accumulation of rocks and sediment occurred with the retreat of glacial ice that once covered this region. It is now covered with lichen and young tree growth. The modern recreational trail trave... More
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Bridge along the lower section of the Chilkoot Trail, between Finnegan's Point and Canyon City
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Taiya River The Dyea Historic Townsite represents the heart of a regional ecotone, a transition zone between the cool, moist coastal climate and the drier, harsh lands of the interior Yukon Basin plateau. Dyea... More
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Rough stone steps aid hikers on the incline to Canyon City.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska Mountains alongside Klondike Hwy near US Canada Border, view N
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Taiya River The river, keeping with its natural character, meanders across the landscape and floods seasonally. This results in bank erosion and silt deposition, impacting both historic resources and trail improvements.
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Wooden bench Traditional resting and camping areas used by early travelers along the trail, including Tlingit traders and Kondike Stampeders, correspond with the natural features of the trail landscape. Over t... More
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Tidal flats This landscape is a transition zone between cool moist climate near sea level and the drier, harsher environment of the interior Yukon Basin Plateau beyond the Coast Mountain Range.
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Suspension bridge at Canyon City Historic Area
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Stone marker in historic townsite Public domain photograph of a graveyard monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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The transition between the rock garden moraine area and the incline to Canyon City on the Chilkoot Trail.
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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
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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
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Alaska
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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... More
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Young trees, moss, and lichens grow over the rocks of the moraine.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Nelson slough Incremental changes in the area west of the Nelson slough were instituted in the late 1990s to include a parking area, pedestrian footbridge, interpretive kiosk and signage, and a pit toilet. Im... More
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Glacial remnants are striking features of the landscape. The trail developed around the natural geomorphological, hydrological, and topographical systems of the landscape.
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Finnegan's Point tree Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Unidentified structural remnant Various structural remnants and artifacts can still be found scattered on the historic town site at Canyon City.
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Rock Garden area The geologically recent retreat of glacial ice over the region has left this landscape scattered with rocks.
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White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska
White Pass, Klondike NHP, Alaska White Pass Yukon RR from Klondike Hwy, view E
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Chilkoot Trail trailhead At lower elevations, the trail passes through temperate coastal rainforest, characterized by a variety of lichens, mosses, ferns, and mushrooms.
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Taiya River Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Road through the tidal flats A contemporary gravel access road is a non-contributing feature of the Dyea Townsite.
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Remnant at Hosford Camp Site Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Walkway through historic townsite near Nelson slough Current plans at the park include surveying, excavating, and remapping the townsite street grid. NPS planners and cultural resource specialists are also wor... More
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Artifacts at the Historic Canyon City Townsite
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Whiting Collection, Subseries 1, File 2. Klondike Gold Rush NHP Museum Collection.