print email comment close Klondike Gold Rush [National Historical Park] -- Seattle Unit URL: http://www.nps.gov/klse/index.htm Description: Website for this national park that commemorates the impact of the "tens of thousands of people from across the United States and around the world [who] descended upon Seattle's commercial district" in 1897 and 1898 on their way to the Canadian Klondike. Includes details about activities, a curriculum guide (for grades 3-6), and news, such as the opening of the new visitor center in June 2006. From the National Park Service (NPS). Publisher: National Park Service (NPS) Extra Keywords Pioneer Square Library of Congress Subject Headings: Historic sites -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Alaska and Wash.) Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries Seattle (Wash.) -- History LII Database Information: Record 21999 created by Maria Brandt on 06/27/2006 Last modification on 10/21/2009 Published: 07/20/2006   Funding agency: Washington State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21999