Alaska Transportation Company
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alaska-transportation-company-265-8144582
title:
Alaska Transportation Company
text:
Alaska Transportation Company was founded on April 5, 1898, in Seattle, Washington by Andrew F. Burleigh (1846-1907) and George W. Dickinson. Alaska Transportation Company was formed to cash in on the gold rush happening around Dawson City and Nome in Canada, known as the Klondike Gold Rush. Klondike Gold Rush peaked between 1896 and 1899 in Klondike, Yukon. Alaska Transportation Company sold shares in the company to raise funds to build a ship to travel up the Yukon River. The ship would depart
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description:
Former Transportion and Shipping Company
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Transportation_Company
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date modified:
2023-06-07T22:25:07Z
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