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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXAN_macaulays-residence_Dawson-YT.html
[English]This fine two storey house, built in 1901, was owned by Henry C. Macaulay, Dawson City's first mayor. Subsequently, it housed such affluent individuals as a merchant, a Territorial Commissioner, a surveyor, and senior management of the Yu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXAM_n-w-m-p-commanding-officers-quarters_Dawson-YT.html
[English]This handsome residence was built in 1902 for the commanding officer of the North West Mounted Police. It lent dignity, authority and a degree of permanence to the presence of law and order in Dawson City. While the police presence was pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9S_st-andrews-church-and-manse_Dawson-YT.html
[English]This substantial Presbyterian Church was a reflection of the prosperity and commitment of the congregation it served. Erected in 1901, it boasted a pipe organ and carved oak pews that could accommodate 600. The church bore the architectur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9R_yukon-hotel_Dawson-YT.html
[English]When it was built in the fall of 1898, the Binet Block stood at the southern end of the business district extending north to King Street. A two-storey log building with a facade of milled lumber, it was typical of commercial structures bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9Q_3rd-avenue-complex_Dawson-YT.html
[English]In Dawson City's history, permafrost ranks second only to fire as the bane of buildings. These three structures, dating from 1901, illustrate what can happen when heated buildings are placed on frozen ground; the frost melts, mixing water…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9P_billy-biggs-blacksmith-shop_Dawson-YT.html
[English] This building stands as a testament to the way frontier businesses changed and adapted to new realities. It began life in 1899 as the two storey Great Northern Hotel, to service the needs of a rapidly growing population. By 1907, as the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9O_harringtons-store_Dawson-YT.html
[English] Like other grocers at the turn of the century, Harrington provided a cosmopolitan clientele with every conceivable foodstuff, from beans to truffles. This was made possible by the coincidence of improved transportation systems with new f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9N_k-t-m-company_Dawson-YT.html
[English]Built in 1899, this warehouse was taken over by the Klondike Thawing Machine Company 1n 1913. The growing hardware company was it the process of buying out other firms and expanding its line of goods even as Klondike gold claims were bein…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9M_dawson-daily-news_Dawson-YT.html
[English]The Dawson Daily News moved into this building in 1910, the sole survivor among 7 gold rush newspapers. It provided Dawson City with a window to the outside world and remained a profitable business until the early 1920s. Thereafter, it wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU7E_post-office-le-bureau-de-poste_Dawson-YT.html
[English:]Prime Minister Laurier himself recognized the need to link the Klondike with the rest of the country. In 1900, he urged that the building of a Post Office "...be proceeded with at once." As the first substantial building erected by the g…