Michaels for Seattle, passed up Sound with more than a ton of gold on board and 68 passengers.” When this magic sentence appeared in the July 17, 1897, issue of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, it triggered one of the last and greatest gold rushes in the history of North America. “At 3 o’clock this morning the steamship Portland, from St. NPS Photo courtesy of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art The Stampede North: The Alaska Gold Rushes, 1897-1904īlockade at the Canyon on the White Pass Trail. For information on the Parks Canada Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site visit. For more information on the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, visit our website at. Visit for more information on the National Historic Landmark Program. Please enjoy our national heritage, but leave all archeological and historic material where you find it so others can enjoy it as well. It is illegal to excavate, damage, remove, sell, or transport archeological and historic resources located on Federal or State land without proper permits. Artifacts and historic archeological sites are an important part of our national heritage and are protected by federal and state laws. This designation celebrates the shared history of the United States and Canada and recognizes the efforts of both nations to preserve Klondike history. side and the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site on the Canadian. The 13,000 acre park is a combination of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park on the U.S. On August 5, 1998, after 30 years of planning, Canadian First Nations representatives and Canadian and United States officials dedicated the Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park. However, the National Park Service and Parks Canada manage some of the structures and lands involved with these NHLs.
Most of the Gold Rush NHLs are privately owned and preserved.
The five NHLs also have one theme in common, The Alaska Gold Rush, which traces part of the history of searching for gold in the state and neighboring Canada from 1897-1904. The NHLs described in this brochure all represent a range of national themes including: exploration and settlement, military, and industrial development. NHLs evolve from theme studies or surveys of properties related to an aspect of American culture.
Of the only 2,200 NHLs nationwide, 47 are located in Alaska. NHLs are our nation’s most important prehistoric and historic cultural Designation of NHLs also furthers the educational objective of the Historic Sites Act of 1935, by increasing public awareness and interest in historic properties. The NHL Program focuses attention on historic and archeological resources of exceptional value to the nation as a whole, by recognizing and promoting the preservation efforts of private organizations, individuals, and government agencies. The National Park Service administers the National Historic Landmark (NHL) Program for the Secretary of the Interior. It is adapted from Die Goldsucher am Klondyke: aus den Erlebnissen eines jungen Deutschen, by Eginhard von Barfus, a German volume on the goldrush, located in the Alaska State Library, Historical Collections. Designed by Frank Broderick, Archgraphics.
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