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White Pass

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White Pass, also known as the Dead Horse Trail, (elevation) is a mountain pass through the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains on the border of the U.S. state of Alaska and the province of British Columbia, Canada. [1]

38 relations: Alaska, Atlin District, Bennett Lake, Boundary Ranges, British Columbia, Canada, Canada–United States border, Chilkoot Pass, Chilkoot Trail, Coast Mountains, Confidence trick, Dawson City, Dyea, Alaska, George A. Brackett, Gold mining, Juneau, Alaska, Keish, Klondike Gold Rush, Klondike Highway, Klondike, Yukon, Lindeman Lake (Chilkoot Trail), Minister of the Interior (Canada), Mountain pass, Narrow-gauge railway, National Historic Landmark, North-West Mounted Police, Shootout on Juneau Wharf, Skagway Historic District and White Pass, Skagway, Alaska, Soapy Smith, Thomas White (Canadian politician), U.S. state, United States, White Pass and Yukon Route, William Moore (steamship captain), William Ogilvie (surveyor), Yukon, Yukon River.

Alaska

Alaska (Alax̂sxax̂) is a U.S. state located in the northwest extremity of North America.

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Atlin District

The Atlin District, also known as the Atlin Country, is a historical region located in the far northwestern corner of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on Atlin Lake and the gold-rush capital of the region, the town of Atlin.

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Bennett Lake

Bennett Lake is a lake in the Province of British Columbia and Yukon Territory in northwestern Canada.

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Boundary Ranges

The Boundary Ranges, also known in the singular and as the Alaska Boundary Range, are the largest and most northerly subrange of the Coast Mountains.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canada–United States border

The Canada–United States border, officially known as the International Boundary, is the longest international border in the world between two countries.

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Chilkoot Pass

Chilkoot Pass (el.) is a high mountain pass through the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.

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Chilkoot Trail

The Chilkoot Trail is a 33-mile (53 km) trail through the Coast Mountains that leads from Dyea, Alaska, in the United States, to Bennett, British Columbia, in Canada.

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Coast Mountains

The Coast Mountains are a major mountain range in the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia south to the Fraser River.

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Confidence trick

A confidence trick (synonyms include con, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, scam and stratagem) is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, used in the classical sense of trust.

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Dawson City

The Town of the City of Dawson, commonly known as Dawson City or Dawson, is a town in Yukon, Canada.

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Dyea, Alaska

Dyea is a former town in the U.S. state of Alaska.

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George A. Brackett

George Augustus Brackett (September 16, 1836 – May 17, 1921) was a businessman and Republican politician who served as the sixth mayor of Minneapolis.

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Gold mining

Gold mining is the resource extraction of gold by mining.

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Juneau, Alaska

The City and Borough of Juneau (Tlingit: Dzánti K'ihéeni), commonly known as Juneau, is the capital city of Alaska.

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Keish

Keish (1859 or 18601901 Census of Canada, District 206, Subdistrict f-93 (Cariboo Crossing, Yukon), at page 2, line 2, at, (Dec. 28, 2013). – July 11, 1916), legally James Mason, best known by his nickname Skookum Jim Mason, was a member of the Tagish First Nation in what became the Yukon Territory of Canada.

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Klondike Gold Rush

The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1896 and 1899.

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Klondike Highway

The Klondike Highway is a highway that links the Alaskan coastal town of Skagway to Yukon's Dawson City.

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Klondike, Yukon

The Klondike is a region of the Yukon territory in northwest Canada, east of the Alaskan border.

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Lindeman Lake (Chilkoot Trail)

Lindeman Lake, also known as Lake Lindeman, is a lake on the Chilkoot Trail in far northwestern British Columbia, Canada.

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Minister of the Interior (Canada)

The Minister of the Interior was the member of the Canadian Cabinet responsible for federal land management, immigration, Indian affairs and natural resources extraction.

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Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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North-West Mounted Police

The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) was a Canadian police force, established in 1873 by the Prime Minister, Sir John Macdonald, to maintain order in the North-West Territories.

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Shootout on Juneau Wharf

The Shootout on Juneau Wharf was a gunfight between Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith, Frank H. Reid and Jesse Murphy that occurred Friday, July 8, 1898, at approximately 9:15 pm in Skagway, District of Alaska, in the United States.

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Skagway Historic District and White Pass

The Skagway Historic District and White Pass is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing a significant portion of the area within the United States associated with the Klondike Gold Rush.

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Skagway, Alaska

The Municipality and Borough of Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle.

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Soapy Smith

Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith II (November 2, 1860 – July 8, 1898) was a con artist and gangster in the Old West.

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Thomas White (Canadian politician)

Thomas White, (August 7, 1830 – April 21, 1888) was a Canadian journalist and politician.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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White Pass and Yukon Route

The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y, WP&YR) is a Canadian and U.S. Class II narrow-gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska, with Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon.

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William Moore (steamship captain)

William Moore (30 March 1822 – 29 March 1909) was a steamship captain, businessman, miner and explorer in British Columbia and Alaska.

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William Ogilvie (surveyor)

William Ogilvie FRGS (April 7, 1846, Ottawa – November 13, 1912, Winnipeg, Manitoba) was a Canadian Dominion land surveyor, explorer and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory.

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Yukon

Yukon (also commonly called the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three federal territories (the other two are the Northwest Territories and Nunavut).

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Yukon River

The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Pass

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