About This Lesson The lesson is based on the National Register
of Historic Places registration file, "Skagway and White Pass
District" (with photographs), and other materials about the town
and the Klondike Gold Rush. It was written by Ardyce Czuchna-
Curl, a former park ranger at Klondike Gold Rush National
Historical Park. TwHP is sponsored, in part, by the Cultural
Resources Training Initiative and Parks as Classrooms programs
of the National Park Service. This lesson is one in a series
that brings the important stories of historic places into the
classrooms across the country. Where it fits into the curriculum
Topics: This lesson will help students understand the impact of
the Klondike Gold Rush on the development of Skagway, Alaska. It
can be used in units on western expansion, late 19th and early
20th-century commerce, and urban history. Time period: Late 19th
to early 20th century Relevant United States History Standards
for Grades 5-12 Relevant Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
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