About Discovery Claim

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Discovery Claim is a mining claim at Bonanza Creek, a watercourse in the Yukon, Canada. It is the site where, in the afternoon of August 16, 1896, the first piece of gold was found in the Yukon by prospectors. The site is considered to be the place where the Klondike gold rush started. It is located around 17 km south-southeast of Dawson City. The Discovery claim was designated a National Historic Site of Canada on July 13, 1998.

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Eldorado Road, Yukon, Unorganized, Yukon, Canada

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Tr'ochëk

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St. Paul's Anglican Church (Dawson City)

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Yukon Hotel

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SS Keno

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Steele Creek Roadhouse

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Chicken Historic District

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F. E. Company Dredge No. 4

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The Kink

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Biederman's Cabin

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Coal Creek Historic Mining District

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Slaven's Cabin

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Chisana, Alaska

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Slana Roadhouse

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Sullivan Roadhouse

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Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek

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Big Delta Historic District

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Rika's Landing Roadhouse

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Black Rapids Roadhouse

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Kennecott, Alaska

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Gakona Roadhouse

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Gakona Historic District

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Kluane National Park and Reserve

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Chitina Tin Shop

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Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve

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Bremner Historic Mining District

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Discovery Claim on Pedro Creek

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Ladd Army Airfield

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Goldstream Dredge No. 8

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Clay Street Cemetery

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Copper River and Northwestern Railway

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