20 Creek Street

Historical marker location:

20 Creek Street, Ketchikan, Alaska

( Marker can be reached from Creek Street (Alaska Route 7) north of Stedman Street.)

Circa 1920

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.