Pier 58, which was originally called Schwabacher’s Wharf, and then Pier 7, has a past covered in grit, gold-dust, and ...

On July 17, 1897, the steamship Portland, carrying dozens of prospectors and 2 tons of gold from the Klondike, ... “Seattle’s role in the Klondike Gold Rush is undeniable," Frederick said.

Klondike Gold Rush Thousands stampede to the Yukon with dreams of riches A Seattle newspaper headline touched off the frenzy in 1897. It read "Gold, Gold, Gold - A Ton of Gold." ...

Alaska history: The first wave of what a modern toy aisle shopper might recognize as a board game arrived in 1897, when a bumper crop of Klondike Gold Rush games appeared on store shelves across ...

Charlie Chaplin eats his shoe in The Gold Rush (1925). Public Domain. The Gold Rush was the most lavish comedy produced in the silent film era.And it was arguably the most ambitious. Restaging ...