Tag Archives: Gold Rush

Go Klondike Legacy Day

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Seattle unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park preserves the story of the 1897 stampede to the Yukon gold fields and Seattle’s crucial role in this event.  On Friday, July 17, 2015, you can join in with … Continue reading →

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Under the Midnight Sun at the Klondike Gold Rush Museum in Seattle

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Gold Rush of 1897 was an event which rocketed Seattle out of an economic depression because the city advertised itself as the launch point to the Yukon.  Forever after, the economies of the City of Seattle and the North … Continue reading →

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The AYPE and the Growth of Northeast Seattle

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world’s fair held in 1909 on the campus of the University of Washington in northeast Seattle. After the move of the university to its present site in 1895, the AYPE of 1909 was the … Continue reading →

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