Dawson City

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Dawson City is a historic town in Canada's Yukon Territory, best known for its role in the Klondike Gold Rush and its well-preserved frontier-era character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
capitalOfYukonFrom 1898
capitalOfYukonUntil 1953
climate subarctic climate
country Canada
demographicCharacteristic significant Indigenous presence
economy government services
mining
tourism
feature extreme cold winters
midnight sun in summer
permafrost
formerCapitalOf Yukon
founded 1896
foundedDuring Klondike Gold Rush
governedBy Town of Dawson municipal government
hasCulturalEvent Dawson City Music Festival
Yukon Riverside Arts Festival
hasHistoricDistrict downtown Dawson historic core
hasInstitution Dawson City Museum
Klondike National Historic Sites visitor facilities
heritageStatus major historic site in Canada
historicalRole center of the Klondike Gold Rush
knownFor Klondike Gold Rush history
historic false-front buildings
historic wooden boardwalks
well-preserved frontier-era character
locatedAtMouthOf Klondike River
locatedIn Northern Canada
Yukon
Yukon Territory
locatedNearConfluenceOf Yukon River and Klondike River
linked to: Yukon River
locatedOnRiver Yukon River
namedAfter George M. Dawson
nearProtectedArea Klondike National Historic Sites
populationApproximate 2000
populationCharacteristic highly seasonal
postalCodePrefix Y0B
region Klondike region of Yukon
linked to: Klondike
replacedAsCapitalBy Whitehorse
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
tourismAttraction gold rush-era buildings
goldfields tours
historic saloons
traditionalTerritoryOf Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation
transportAccess Dawson City Airport
Klondike Highway
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Tr’ondëk-Klondike World Heritage Site

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Yukon Time Zone appliesTo Dawson City
Yukon River majorCityOnRiver Dawson City
Martha Black residence Dawson City
Yukon contains Dawson City
Hän traditionalCenter Dawson City, Yukon
linked to: Dawson City
America/Dawson linkedLocation Dawson, Yukon
linked to: Dawson City
America/Dawson usedForCivilTimeIn Dawson, Yukon, Canada
linked to: Dawson City
Victor Jory placeOfBirth Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
linked to: Dawson City
Klondike Highway terminusNorth Dawson City
Klondike Highway connects Dawson City
Klondike settingLocation Dawson City
Hän Hwëch'in people traditionalTerritory Dawson City region
linked to: Dawson City
Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation traditionalTerritoryIncludes Dawson City area
linked to: Dawson City
Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation hasHeadquarters Dawson City, Yukon
linked to: Dawson City
Dawson language primaryCommunity Dawson City, Yukon
linked to: Dawson City
Hän language region Dawson City, Yukon
linked to: Dawson City
Robert W. Service residence Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
linked to: Dawson City