Gold Discoveries Trigger Stampede

Historical marker location:

, Moose Pass, Alaska

( Marker is on Seward Highway (Alaska Route 1 at milepost 56.6).)

In the late 1800s, there was a gold rush in Alaska that drew thousands of prospectors to the region. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-1899 brought tens of thousands of people to Alaska and the Yukon, and was one of the largest gold rushes in history.