Tagged: Klondike Gold Rush

False-front wall is only remnant of gold rush-era Dyea still standing

False-front wall is only remnant of gold rush-era Dyea still standing

The townsite of Dyea (from the Tlingit word Dayéi, meaning “to pack”) sits at the beginning of the Chilkoot Trail. During 1897/1898 it was a fierce competitor with neighboring Skagway, just five miles away....

The old "Chapel on the Hill" in Copper Center was built in 1943. It was moved in 2019to a site along the Old Richardson Highway near the traditional Copper Center cemetery.

Copper Center church is a reminder of early missionary efforts in Copper River Valley

The community of Copper Center is located on the Copper River’s west bank, just north of the Klutina River. It was founded in 1898 as a trading post along the trail from Valdez to...

Berry Camp, Clarence Berry’s impact on our mining history

Clarence Berry had major impact on Interior Alaska mining history

Berry Camp along Eagle Creek at about Mile 103 of the Steese Highway Clarence Berry was one of the “Kings of the Klondike,” that small cohort of early gold-seekers who made fortunes in the...

Northern Commercial Company helped city of Eagle survive

If you have an eye for detail the front door is a give-away. Otherwise, glancing at Eagle’s old Northern Commercial Company (NC Co.) store, shown in the drawing, you might be deceived into thinking...