Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site of Canada

Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site of Canada is a reserve in Yukon, Northern Canada. Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site of Canada is situated nearby to the locality Grand Forks.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Discovery Claim.

Discovery Claim

Mine

Photo: JKBrooks85, Public domain.

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 Klondike River region by prospectors. Discovery Claim is situated 3½ km south of Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site of Canada.

Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site of Canada

Type: Reserve
Location: Yukon, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

63.94525° or 63° 56′ 43″ north

Longitude

-139.33443° or 139° 20′ 4″ west

Elevation

583 metres (1,913 feet)

Open location code

94M2WMW8+36

GeoNames ID

5942568

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Grand Forks and Bear Creek.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lieu historique national du Canada de la Drague-Numéro-Quatre and Magnet Gulch.

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