• Artifacts at the Summit of the Chilkoot Trail

    Klondike Gold Rush

    National Historical Park Alaska

Gold Rush Cemeteries

Grave stone of John Morgan

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Grave stone of John Morgan in Slide Cemetery in Dyea, AK.

Cemeteries are a fascinating way to learn about the people that lived in or passed through an area. There are number of cemeteries in Skagway and Dyea.

Click on the Cemetery below for a list of people buried at that location.

Slide Cemetery: Located in Dyea, AK

Pioneer Cemetery: Skagway, AK on Dyea Road

Gold Rush Cemetery: Skagway, AK near lower Reid Falls

Information provided by the Skagway Historical Society.

Did You Know?

historic photo of four men leaning over a sluicebox looking into it for gold

Most of those who went on the Klondike Gold Rush found no gold at all! By the time the gold seekers reached the gold fields of Dawson City, Yukon Territory, most of the good stakes had already been claimed.