Dawson City, Yukon — The Northern Territories (North America)
Dawson Daily News
Le Dawson Daily News
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 3, 2010
1. Dawson Daily News Marker
[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 was essentially a one-person operation and shut down for good in 1954. By then valueless as a business, its true value was as a repository of Klondike history, faithfully recorded since 1899.
[French]
Le Dawson Daily News s’est installé dans cet immeuble en 1910. Il était alors le seul survivant des sept journaux fondés pendant la ruée vers l’or. Le journal offrait à Dawson City des nouvelles de l’extérieur et est demeuré profitable jusqu’au début des années 20/ Par la suite, le journal n’était plus essentiellement que l’entreprise d’une seule personne. Le dernier numéro a été publié en 1954. Dès lors, le journal n’avait plus de valeur commerciale, mais il garde une valeur historique en tant que témoin de l;histoire du Klondike, qu’il a fidèlement consignée à partier de 1899.
Photo: Yukon Archives/National Archives of Canada Collection
Archives du Yukon/Collection des Archives
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 64° 3.727′ N, 139° 25.902′ W. Marker is in Dawson City, Yukon. It is on Third Avenue. This marker is located on Third Avenue, between King and Queen Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1014 Third Ave, Dawson City YT Y0B 1G0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Yukon’s Klondike. It is also in the Canadian North. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Arctic, in the Western Hemisphere, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Arctic Brotherhood Hall (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Post Office / Le bureau de poste (about 120 meters away); Madame Tremblay’s Store / Le magasin de Madame Tremblay (about 120 meters away); Bank of British North America / La Bank of British North America (about 120 meters away); K.T.M. Company (about
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 2, 2010
2. Dawson Daily News Building
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 2, 2010
3. Dawson Daily News Building
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 902 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
