Railway to Riches

Historical marker location:

, Chitina, Alaska

( Marker is on McCarthy Road (at milepost 29), on the left when traveling west.)

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.