Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site
protects the historic gateway to the Yukon once tread by Tlingit
First Nation traders and Klondike gold rush prospectors. The Chilkoot
Trail was designated a national historic site because of the role
it played in the mass movement of people to the Yukon during the
Klondike Gold Rush. The Chilkoot Trail has been officially designated
by Canada and the United States as a component of the Klondike
Gold Rush International Historical Park. Other sites preserved
include
Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada,
Thirty
Mile Heritage River (a section of the Yukon River) and
Klondike
Gold Rush National Historical Park
