Captain James Cook

Historical marker location:

, Anchorage, Alaska

( Marker can be reached from L Street.)

Marker installed: 1976

R.N., F.R.S.. Navigator, Explorer, Chartmaker, Scientist, Humanist / 1728 1779

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.