Alaska Gold Rush

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On July 17, 1897, the steamship Portland docked in Seattle, loaded with gold from the Klondike fields. This ignited a new gold rush that profoundly altered the economic status of Seattle.

[edit] External Links

• http://www.nps.gov/klse/
• http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/curklon/main.html