The Yukon gold rush really began in early July of 1897, when a ship docked in Seattle, Washington. The local press had broadcast to the world that miners returning from Alaska were toting “bags of ...
A Seattle national historic park unit that functions as a museum commemorating the Klondike Gold Rush could see its lease terminated by the Trump administration, advocates said Monday. The Klondike ...
In 1897, the US was at the tail end of an economic recession now known as the Panic of 1893. Many Americans were struggling ...