List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Yukon
This is a list of National Historic Sites of Canada (French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) in the territory of Yukon. There are 12 National Historic Sites designated in Yukon, of which 5 are administered by Parks Canada (identified below by the beaver icon ).[1] [2]
This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.
National Historic Sites
Site | Date(s) | Designated | Location | Description | Image |
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Canadian Bank of Commerce [3] | 1901 (completed) | 1988 | Dawson City 64°3′46″N 139°26′8″W / 64.06278°N 139.43556°W |
Bank building is one of the finest surviving structures in Canada clad in decorative pressed metal; bank played an important role in Yukon history, commencing during the Klondike Gold Rush | |
Dawson Historical Complex [4] | 1896 (beginning of gold rush) | 1959 | Dawson City 64°3′47.58″N 139°25′49.04″W / 64.0632167°N 139.4302889°W |
The historic core of Dawson City, a town established during the Klondike Gold Rush; a wide range and concentration of frontier structures related to the town’s early nature, northern isolation and links to mining activities | |
Discovery Claim (Claim 37903) [5] | 1896 (discovery) | 1998 | Bonanza Creek 63°54′59″N 139°18′59″W / 63.91639°N 139.31639°W |
A mining claim on Bonanza Creek where the Klondike Gold Rush began; its discovery marked the beginning of the development of the Yukon | |
Dredge No. 4 [6] | 1913 (completed), 1941 (moved to Bonanza Creek) | 1997 | Bonanza Creek 63°56′36.48″N 139°20′5.43″W / 63.9434667°N 139.3348417°W |
A preserved bucketline sluice dredge used to mine placer gold; symbolizes importance of dredging operations to the evolution of gold mining in the Klondike | |
Former Territorial Court House [7] | 1901 (completed) | 1981 | Dawson City 64°3′22.63″N 139°26′24.06″W / 64.0562861°N 139.4400167°W |
Built to replace the original log court house, the construction of this court house symbolized the Canadian government’s determination to establish and maintain law and order in Dawson | |
Old Territorial Administration Building [8] | 1901 (completed) | 2001 | Dawson City 64°3′32″N 139°26′11″W / 64.05889°N 139.43639°W |
A building constructed in 1901 as the legislative and administrative headquarters of the new Yukon Territory; symbolizes the establishment of links between the territories "north of sixty" and Canadian society in the south | |
S.S. Keno [9] | 1922 (launched) | 1962 | Dawson City 64°3′47.5″N 139°26′4.15″W / 64.063194°N 139.4344861°W |
A steam-powered sternwheeler river vessel which rests on the bank of the Yukon River; representative of lake and river sternwheeler steamers used in the Yukon | |
S.S. Klondike [10] | 1937 (launched) | 1967 | Whitehorse 60°42′48″N 135°02′54″W / 60.71339°N 135.04839°W |
A large paddle steamer dry-docked on the bank of the Yukon River; the largest and last of the Yukon commercial steamboats | |
St. Paul's Anglican Church [11] | 1902 (completed) | 1989 | Dawson City 64°3′31″N 139°26′17″W / 64.05861°N 139.43806°W |
A significant example of the architecture of frontier missions in Canada; a simple church with Gothic Revival and Arts and Crafts elements | |
T'äw Tà'är [12] | 2012 | Teslin River 61°14′34″N 134°36′50″W / 61.24278°N 134.61389°W |
A 14.6-hectare (36-acre) site at the confluence of the Teslin River and Hutamya Chù creek; an aboriginal cultural landscape related to the historic food gathering, travel and trade activities of the Southern Tutchone people of Ta’an Kwäch’än | ||
Tr'ochëk [13] | 2002 | Dawson City 64°2′59″N 139°26′25″W / 64.04972°N 139.44028°W |
Flats at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers containing the remains of Hän fish camps, traditional plant harvesting areas and lookout points | ||
Yukon Hotel [14] | 1898 (completed) | 1982 | Dawson City 64°3′33″N 139°26′18″W / 64.05917°N 139.43833°W |
A small wooden false-front building typical of commercial structures built at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush |
See also
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References
- ↑ "Yukon". Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ Yukon, National Historic Sites of Canada - administered by Parks Canada
- ↑ Canadian Bank of Commerce. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ Dawson Historical Complex. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ Discovery Claim (Claim 37903). Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ Dredge No. 4. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ Former Territorial Court House. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ Old Territorial Administration Building. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ S.S. Keno. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ S.S. Klondike. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ↑ St. Paul's Anglican Church. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ↑ T'äw Tà'är. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ Tr'ochëk. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ↑ Yukon Hotel. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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