Dyea Townsite

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Dyea Townsite is the preserved remains of a once-bustling Alaskan boomtown that served as a major gateway for stampeders heading to the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.

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Dyea Townsite canonical 1
Dyea townsite 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
ghost town
historic site
associatedWith Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site (U.S. portion) NERFINISHED
Yukon Territory gold rush migration
boomtown development
country United States of America
surface form: United States
declinedAfter construction of White Pass and Yukon Route railway to Skagway
end of Klondike Gold Rush
flourishedDuring late 1890s
hasAccessPointFor Chilkoot Trail hikers
hasCurrentCondition largely abandoned
preserved remains
hasDesignation unit of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
hasFeature building foundations
historic cemetery
informational signs
interpretive trails
street outlines
hasHistoricalPeriod Klondike Gold Rush NERFINISHED
hasRemnant archaeological artifacts
few standing structures
historicalRole port town for overland route to Yukon
supply center for stampeders
locatedIn Alaska
Skagway area NERFINISHED
Taiya River valley NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
managedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
near Skagway, Alaska NERFINISHED
Taiya Inlet NERFINISHED
partOf Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park NERFINISHED
preservedAs cultural resource
state Alaska
subjectOf heritage preservation efforts
historical research
timeOfPeakActivity circa 1897–1898
usedFor heritage tourism
historical interpretation
recreation
wasGatewayTo Chilkoot Trail NERFINISHED
Yukon goldfields NERFINISHED
wasMajorGatewayFor stampeders heading to the Yukon

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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (partial) hasPart Dyea Townsite
subject surface form: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Taiya Inlet historicalSiteNearby Dyea Townsite
this entity surface form: Dyea townsite