August 16 – Gold Deposits are Discovered in 1896, Sparking the Klondike Gold Rush
Today in Canadian HistoryShow Notes
We spoke with Charlotte Gray, a Chair of Canada's History Society as well as author of Gold Diggers: Striking it rich in the Klondike about Dawson City, Yukon at the height of the rush.
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