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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Parkline of modern hikers on snowy slope of Chilkoot Trail Photo credit: J Eve Griffin
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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Curriculum Materials
 

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Educator's Guide to America's "last grand adventure" is coming soon. Check back this summer. 

If you are a teacher and would like to help review our new Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park curriculum-based lesson plans and activities book for 4-6th grades please contact Erica at 1-907-983-9206. 

Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans:

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is featured in the Teaching with Historic Places lesson plan, Skagway: Gateway to the Klondike. Join the stampede for gold when over 100,000 prospectors set out for the Klondike at http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/75skagway/75skagway.htm

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Seattle Unit is featured in the Teaching with Historic Places lesson plan, Gold Fever! Seattle Outfits the Klondike Gold Rush. Examine how the discovery of gold in Canada’s remote Klondike region touched off the last great gold rush, creating an economic boom that changed the city of Seattle forever by visiting http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/55klondike/55klondike.htm

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Seattle Unit is featured in Seattle: A National Register Travel Itinerary. Explore the last great gold rush at Klondike and the city of Seattle by visiting http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/seattle/

 
Historic Photo of Skagway Wharfs
J.B. Moore Collection [Acc. #76-35-53N], University of Alaska, Fairbanks Archives, photo by H.C. Barley
 

Additional Links

Alaska's Gold - Alaska' Gold, developed by the Alaska Rich Mining Project Committee, makes archival, library and museum materials more accessible to users throughout the state and to assist teachers in using primary source materials in classrooms

 
pile of boards and canvas in ruin on rocks  

Did You Know?
The mystery of why these canvas boats were left behind at the Chilkoot summit of Klondike Gold Rush NHP, remains unsolved. One theory reports that it was too costly to pay the customs to take them over the border. Perhaps they were too flimsy for the rough waters of Bennett Lake?

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Last Updated: April 18, 2008 at 13:49 EST