Ancient Traditions of the Athabascan People

Historical marker location:

8800 Heritage Center Drive (Entrance to the Park), Anchorage, Alaska

( Marker can be reached from Heritage Center Drive.)

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.