Historical Marker
Mountains in Motion / Hot Rocks
Historical marker location:
Park Road, Denali Nation Park, Denali National Park, Alaska
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.