Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a national historical park operated by the National Park Service that seeks to commemorate the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Though the gold fields that were the ultimate goal of the stampeders lay in the Yukon Territory, the park comprises staging areas for the trek there and the routes leading in its direction. There are four units, including three in Municipality of Skagway Borough, Alaska and a fourth in the Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.
| Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
White Pass & Yukon Route Railway Administration Building serves as a museum | |
| Location | Alaska and Washington, United States |
| Nearest city | Skagway, Alaska and Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 59°34′31″N 135°15′49″W |
| Area | 12,996 acres (52.59 km2) |
| Established | June 30, 1976 |
| Visitors | 860,048 (in 2011) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park |
Klondike Goldrush National Historical Park | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Location | Union of Chilkoot Trail and Dyea Site and Skagway Historic District and White Pass |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002189 |
| AHRS No. | SKG-086 |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1976 |
A fuller appreciation of the story of the Klondike Gold Rush requires exploration and discovery on both sides of the Canada–United States border. National historic sites in Whitehorse and Dawson City, Yukon, as well as in British Columbia, complete the story. In 1998, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park joined with Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site, Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site, and "The Thirty Mile" stretch of the Yukon River to create Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park, allowing for an integrated binational experience.