Taylor Highway

Historical marker location:

, Toc, Alaska

( Marker is at the intersection of Taylor Highway (Alaska Route 6) and Alaska Highway (Alaska Highway 2) on Taylor Highway.)

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.