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[edit]White Pass and Yukon Railway construction celebration at Bennett, B.C., July 6, 1899 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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White Pass and Yukon Railway construction celebration at Bennett, B.C., July 6, 1899 |
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During the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass was one of the routes used by prospectors to travel from Skagway to the Yukon gold fields. In April 1898 the White Pass and Yukon Railroad Company was formed in an effort to establish an easier way through the pass. Construction on the railroad began the following month. Thousands of workers worked around the clock in treacherous conditions to complete the project. The railroad track was completed at White Pass on February 20, 1899 and reached Lake Bennett on July 6, 1899. The final spike on the railroad was placed on July 29, 1900 in Carcross, B.C.; The last spike White Pass + Yukon R.R. Bennett. July 6. 99. [Symbol.] No. 70.; Location approximated. |
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6 July 1899 date QS:P571,+1899-07-06T00:00:00Z/11 |
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White Pass and Yukon Railway construction celebration at Bennett, B.C., July 6, 1899 (English)
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During the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass was one of the routes used by prospectors to travel from Skagway to the Yukon gold fields. In April 1898 the White Pass and Yukon Railroad Company was formed in an effort to establish an easier way through the pass. Construction on the railroad began the following month. Thousands of workers worked around the clock in treacherous conditions to complete the project. The railroad track was completed at White Pass on February 20, 1899 and reached Lake Bennett on July 6, 1899. The final spike on the railroad was placed on July 29, 1900 in Carcross, B.C. (English)
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