Klondike Gold Rush
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klondike-gold-rush-165-3135956
title:
Klondike Gold Rush
text:
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors. Some became wealthy, but the majority went in vain. It has been immortalized in films, literature, and photographs. To reach the gold fields, most prospectors took the route thro
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description:
1896–1899 migration to Yukon, Canada
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush
date created:
2003-03-07T00:31:04Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T17:46:45Z
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