Dawson City: Heritage & History Guide

The gold rush capital in depth — buildings, stories, characters, and the gold beneath the creek

Dawson City is the most historically layered town in the Canadian north. Built in eight months on a swamp at the confluence of two rivers, it became the largest city west of Winnipeg, then lost 90% of its population in two years, then survived as a small territorial capital for another century. The physical fabric of the rush — the buildings, the creeks, the dredge fields — is extraordinarily well-preserved. This guide goes deeper into the history than any general travel guide can.

Contents

1. Dawson City: Heritage & History Guide
2. Why Here: The Geography of the Rush
3. Building the City
4. Front Street and the Heritage Core
5. The NWMP in Dawson City
6. Dance Halls, Theatre, and Social Life
7. Literary Dawson: London, Service, and the Writers
8. The Dawson City Film Find
9. The Goldfields Today