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'''Bennett''', [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] is an abandoned town next to [[Bennett Lake]].<ref name="CGNDB" /> It was built during the [[Klondike Gold Rush]] of 1897–99 at the end of the [[White Pass]] and [[Chilkoot Trail]]s from the nearby ports of [[Skagway, Alaska|Skagway]] and [[Dyea, Alaska|Dyea]] in [[Alaska]]. Gold prospectors would pack their supplies over the [[Coast Mountains]] from the ports and then build or purchase rafts to take them down the [[Yukon River]] to the gold fields around [[Dawson City, Yukon]]. When the [[White Pass and Yukon Route]] Railroad was completed in 1900 it went right to Whitehorse, passing the port town. This led the entire economy of Bennett, based on stampeders and river travelers, to collapse.<ref name=macleans/> |
'''Bennett''', [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] is an abandoned town next to [[Bennett Lake]].<ref name="CGNDB" /> It was built during the [[Klondike Gold Rush]] of 1897–99 at the end of the [[White Pass]] and [[Chilkoot Trail]]s from the nearby ports of [[Skagway, Alaska|Skagway]] and [[Dyea, Alaska|Dyea]] in [[Alaska]]. Gold prospectors would pack their supplies over the [[Coast Mountains]] from the ports and then build or purchase rafts to take them down the [[Yukon River]] to the gold fields around [[Dawson City, Yukon]]. When the [[White Pass and Yukon Route]] Railroad was completed in 1900 it went right to Whitehorse, passing the port town. This led the entire economy of Bennett, based on stampeders and river travelers, to collapse.<ref name=macleans/> |
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One of the establishments in Bennett was the Arctic Hotel, a combination saloon, restaurant, and hotel<ref name=fortune>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-trump-family-fortune/|publisher=Bloomberg|title=Trump's Family Fortune Originated in a Canadian Gold-Rush Brothel|accessdate=2017-08-02|first=Natalie Obiko|last=Pearson}}</ref> set up by [[Frederick Trump|Friedrich "Fred" Trump]] |
One of the establishments in Bennett was the Arctic Hotel, a combination saloon, restaurant, and hotel<ref name=fortune>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-trump-family-fortune/|publisher=Bloomberg|title=Trump's Family Fortune Originated in a Canadian Gold-Rush Brothel|accessdate=2017-08-02|first=Natalie Obiko|last=Pearson}}</ref> set up by [[Frederick Trump|Friedrich "Fred" Trump]] (grandfather of [[Donald Trump]]) and Ernest Levin. <ref name=macleans>{{cite news|url=http://www.macleans.ca/politics/inside-the-wild-canadian-past-of-the-trump-family/|title=Inside the wild Canadian past of the Trump family|newspaper=Maclean's|first=Jason|last=Markusoff|date=October 13, 2016}}</ref> One biographer wrote that the original establishment included a brothel, a portrayal that [[Donald Trump]] said was "totally false".<ref name=fortune /> |
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Today, the historic Bennett townsite is part of the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada and managed by Parks Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/yt/chilkoot/activ/activ1/a_3/a.aspx|publisher=Parks Canada|work=Hiking the Chilkoot Trail|title=Campground Guide|accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref> Bennett is also a stop on the [[White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad]] during the summer months. |
Today, the historic Bennett townsite is part of the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada and managed by Parks Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/yt/chilkoot/activ/activ1/a_3/a.aspx|publisher=Parks Canada|work=Hiking the Chilkoot Trail|title=Campground Guide|accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref> Bennett is also a stop on the [[White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad]] during the summer months. |
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Bennett | |
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Ghost Town | |
 Bennett, 1 June 1898, during the Klondike Gold Rush | |
 Location of Bennett within British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 59°51′N 135°00′W / 59.850°N 135.000°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Location | Bennett Lake at border between British Columbia and Yukon, Canada |
| Tent camp for klondikers | 1897–1899 |
Bennett, British Columbia, Canada is an abandoned town next to Bennett Lake.[1] It was built during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897–99 at the end of the White Pass and Chilkoot Trails from the nearby ports of Skagway and Dyea in Alaska. Gold prospectors would pack their supplies over the Coast Mountains from the ports and then build or purchase rafts to take them down the Yukon River to the gold fields around Dawson City, Yukon. When the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad was completed in 1900 it went right to Whitehorse, passing the port town. This led the entire economy of Bennett, based on stampeders and river travelers, to collapse.[2]
One of the establishments in Bennett was the Arctic Hotel, a combination saloon, restaurant, and hotel[3] set up by Friedrich "Fred" Trump (grandfather of Donald Trump) and Ernest Levin. [2] One biographer wrote that the original establishment included a brothel, a portrayal that Donald Trump said was "totally false".[3]
Today, the historic Bennett townsite is part of the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada and managed by Parks Canada.[4] Bennett is also a stop on the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad during the summer months.
References
- ^ a b "Bennett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- ^ a b Markusoff, Jason (October 13, 2016). "Inside the wild Canadian past of the Trump family". Maclean's.
- ^ a b Pearson, Natalie Obiko. "Trump's Family Fortune Originated in a Canadian Gold-Rush Brothel". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ^ "Campground Guide". Hiking the Chilkoot Trail. Parks Canada. Retrieved 2016-10-28.