List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Yukon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of National Historic Sites of Canada (French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) in the territory of Yukon. There are 12 National Historic Sites designated in Yukon, of which 5 are administered by Parks Canada.[1] [2]
This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.
[edit] National Historic Sites
| Site | Date(s) | Designated | Location | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Bank of Commerce [3] | 1901 (completed) | 1988 | Dawson City 64°3′46″N 139°26′8″W / 64.06278°N 139.43556°W |
Bank building is one of the finest surviving structures in Canada clad in decorative pressed metal; bank played an important role in Yukon history, commencing during the Klondike Gold Rush | |
| Dawson Historical Complex | 1959 (first 3 buildings; others from 1962–1988) | Dawson City 64°03′48″N 139°25′49″W / 64.063218°N 139.430290°W |
Important collection of buildings from the Klondike Gold Rush. Part of Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park. | ||
| Discovery Claim (Claim 37903) | 1896 | Site of discovery of gold in 1896; marks the beginning of the development of the Yukon |  |
||
| Dredge No. 4 | 1899-1966 | 1997 | Bonanza Creek 63°56′36″N 139°20′05″W / 63.943468°N 139.334841°W |
Symbolizes importance of dredging operations with the evolution of gold mining in the Klondike. |  |
| Former Territorial Court House | 1900–01 | 1980 | Dawson City 64°03′23″N 139°26′24″W / 64.056287°N 139.440016°W |
Substantial frame judicial building | |
| Old Territorial Administration Building | Symbolizes the establishment of the linkage between the territories north of sixty and southern Canadian society. | ||||
| S.S. Keno | built 1922 | 1962 | Dawson City 64°03′48″N 139°26′04″W / 64.063195°N 139.434485°W |
Wooden steamboat, 140 by 30 feet (43 by 9 m) three decks. |  |
| S.S. Klondike | 1967 | Whitehorse 60°42′48″N 135°02′52″W / 60.713399°N 135.047818°W |
Largest and last Yukon commercial steamboat. |  |
|
| St. Paul's Anglican Church | 1902 | Fine example of Gothic Revival design | |||
| T'äw Tà'är [4] | 2012 | Teslin River | A 14.6-hectare (36-acre) site at the confluence of the Teslin River and Hutamya Chù creek; an aboriginal cultural landscape related to the historic food gathering, travel and trade activities of the Southern Tutchone people of Ta’an Kwäch’än | ||
| Tr'ochëk | Aboriginal cultural landscape | ||||
| Yukon Hotel | 1898 | The Binet Block stood at the southern end of a business district extending north to King Street; |  |
[edit] See also
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: National Historic Sites of Canada in Yukon |
[edit] References
- ^ "Yukon". Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ Yukon, National Historic Sites of Canada - administered by Parks Canada
- ^ Canadian Bank of Commerce. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ T'äw Tà'är. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
|
||||||||||||||
