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History of Yukon

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Klondike Gold Rush

C.E.1890s migration

Herschel Island

island in Yukon, Canada

Russian colonization of North America

period from 1732 to 1867, when the Russian Empire laid claim to northern Pacific Coast of America

Robert Kennicott

American zoologist (1835-1866)

Frederick Whymper

British explorer

Robert Campbell

Canadian fur trader and explorer (1808-1894)

locality in Yukon, Canada (lat 64.45, lon -140.55)

William Ogilvie

Canadian surveyor, explorer and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory (1846-1912)

history of Yukon

aspect of history

Western Union Telegraph Expedition

1865-1867 expedition organized by the Smithsonian Institution to Canada, Russian-America (Alaska), and Asia

known as the 'father of the Yukon' - a grubstaker for prospectors