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Dawson City, Yukon

Page contents:

• Dawson City
• Dome Summit
• Paddle Wheeler Graveyard
• Dredge No. 4 Historic Site
• Bear Creek Historic Site
• Pictures of Yukon River & Historic Cemetery
• Ice Bridge in winter over the Yukon River

See Top of the World Hwy and Klondike Hwy for the roads leading to Dawson City.

Dawson City

Plan to visit for a few days if you enjoy exploring history. Dawson City has gravel streets, wood boardwalks, old buildings and relics. The outlying areas around Dawson are also interesting for those interested in mining and history.

A drive to the top of Dome Mountain is a must-do. As is the drive through active mining claims to see the historical Dredge No. 4. The historical Bear Creek mining compound is also very interesting. Check in at the Visitor Centre in Dawson City to learn more.

A Government of Yukon brochure: South Dawson City Walking Tour (pdf)

Looking northward on Third Street towards the Midnight Dome - September 2010

Looking northward on Fifth Avenue from Front Street - September 2012

  
Palace Grand Theatre - September 1993 and again in June 2008

Interior of the Palace Grand Theatre in 2008

Opened in July 1899. http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/yt/dawson/natcul/natcul2_e.asp

Government House - September 1986
http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/yt/dawson/natcul/natcul1_e.asp

Red Feather Saloon - September 1986

A rebuilt Red Feather Saloon - June 2008

Strait's Auction House - September 1986
Constructed in 1901 it became known as the Guns and Ammunition Shop.

Strait's Auction House - September 2012

3rd Avenue Complex showing the effects of permafrost freeze/thaw - June 2008

3rd Avenue Complex - September 2010

S.S. Keno Paddle Wheeler - June 2008

Klondike Motors - June 2008

Klondike Thawing Machine Co. building - June 2008

Westminster Hotel - June 2008

Midnight Sun Hotel - June 2008

Lowe's Mortuary - June 2008

Diamond Tooth Gerties - September 1986

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church - June 2008. Learn more at http://historicplaces.ca/

Jack London Cabin - June 2008

Robert Service Cabin - September 2012

Robert Service Cabin - September 1993

The Midnight Dome

The Midnight Dome is a good place to drive to see the landscape all around Dawson.

Midnight Dome viewed from Dawson's waterfront park - September 2010

View from Dome Summit looking north on the Yukon River - September 1993

View from Dome Summit looking north along the Yukon River - June 2008

View of Dawson City from Dome Summit - June 2008
That is the "Top of the World" highway on the ridge to the right and above the Yukon River.

Paddle Wheeler Graveyard

This historical site is located a short hike north of the Yukon River government campground on the west side of the Yukon River.

Standing beside one of the big paddlewheels - July 2011

Sad to see a ship completely collapsed - July 2011

Slipping into the ground with age - July 2011

Dredge No. 4 - National Historic Site of Canada

One of two dozen dredges that worked this area, Dredge No. 4 rests on Claim 17 Below Discovery on Bonanza Creek near the spot where it ceased operations in 1959. Dredge No. 4 is the largest wooden hull, bucket line dredge in North America.

More info: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/yt/dn4/index_E.asp
See location on Google Maps.

Dredge No. 4 - September 1993

Dredge No. 4 - June 2008

Dredge No. 4, Dawson City - June 2008 -- N63 56.604 W139 20.145

Bear Creek Mining Complex

Bear Creek was an industrial complex located 10 kilometres (6 miles) east of Dawson. From 1905 to 1966, Bear Creek was the Klondike headquarters for corporate mining interests, acting as the administrative and repair centre for the goldfield's dredging operations. More info: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/yt/dn4/natcul/natcul2_E.asp

We were disappointed that this historical site was closed when we visited in 2008.

September 1993

Ford tanker truck used as a fire engine at Bear Creek - September 1993

Other pictures

Yukon River ferry crossing - September 2010

On the Yukon River looking towards Dawson City - September 1993

Visiting the historical cemeteries in Dawson City is an interesting experience. One can't help but wonder about the lives these people lived so many years ago.

Yukon government booklet: A Walking Tour of Dawson City Cemeteries (pdf)

Police Cemetery near Dawson City - July 2011

NW Mounted Police cemetery - July 2011

Headstone at the cemetery - July 2011

Ice Bridge on the Yukon River

Ice Bridge on the Yukon River in February 2012

Walking across the ice bridge - February 2012

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