Almost overnight the population of Dawson City exploded to 30,000 making ... currency in the booming town of Dawson during the Klondike Gold Rush at the end of the 1900s. (Courtesy of the National ...
In this episode, they finally arrive at Dawson City, gateway to Klondike gold ... will they walk away having struck gold? The BBC's Gold Rush Game Maker enables viewers to create their own ...
With only around 1,500 residents, it seems more like a village than a genuine city. But back in the 1890s, during the height of the Klondike Gold Rush, Dawson City was home to more than 18,000 souls.
In 1896, gold was discovered near the city. This finding triggered a veritable gold rush and lured over one hundred thousand adventurers to Dawson City from 1896 to 1899. The small town on the ...