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Dyea, Alaska
Dyea, Alaska is a mostly-abandoned town at the mouth of the Taiya River at the south side of the Chilkoot Pass. During the Klondike Gold Rush prospectors disembarked at its port and used the Chilkoot Trail, a Tlingit trade route over the Coast Mountains, to begin their journey to the gold fields around Dawson City, Yukon, about 800 km (500 miles) away.
The port at Dyea had shallow water, while neighboring Skagway had deep water. Dyea was abandoned when the White Pass and Yukon Route railroad chose the White Pass, which ended at Skagway, instead of the Chilkoot Pass, for its route.
More information about the region can be found in the entry for Skagway, Alaska.
Last updated: 06-26-2005 03:49:05
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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