List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Yukon
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This is a list of National Historic Sites of Canada in the territory
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...

 of Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

. There are 11 National Historic Sites designated in Yukon, of which 5 are administered by Parks Canada
Parks Canada
Parks Canada , also known as the Parks Canada Agency , is an agency of the Government of Canada mandated to protect and present nationally significant natural and cultural heritage, and foster public understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative...

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This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.

National Historic Sites

  • Canadian Bank of Commerce
    Canadian Bank of Commerce
    The Canadian Bank of Commerce was a Canadian bank cofounded in 1867 by William McMaster. The Canadian Bank of Commerce opened in Toronto with a charter in 1866 that it purchased from the defunct Bank of Canada, which folded in 1858....

     – Important banking services were performed here from the gold rush
    Gold rush
    A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area that has had a dramatic discovery of gold. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, and the United States, while smaller gold rushes took place elsewhere.In the 19th and early...

     of 1898 until 1989
  • Dawson Historical Complex – Important collection of buildings from the Klondike
    Klondike, Yukon
    The Klondike is a region of the Yukon in northwest Canada, east of the Alaska border. It lies around the Klondike River, a small river that enters the Yukon from the east at Dawson....

     Gold Rush. Part of Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park. Designated: 1959 (first 3 buildings; others from 1962–1988) Location: Dawson City 64.063218, -139.430290
  • Discovery Claim (Claim 37903) – Site of discovery of gold in 1896; marks the beginning of the development of the Yukon
  • Dredge No. 4 – Symbolizes importance of dredging operations (1899–1966) with the evolution of gold mining in the Klondike. Designated: 1997 Location: Bonanza Creek 63.943468, -139.334841
  • Former Territorial Court House – Substantial frame judicial building, 1900–01. Designated: 1980 Location: Dawson 64.056287, -139.440016
  • Old Territorial Administration Building – Symbolizes the establishment of the linkage between the territories north of sixty and southern Canadian society.
  • S.S. Keno – Wooden steamboat
    Steamboat
    A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels...

     built 1922, 140 by 30 feet (43 by 9 m) three decks. Designated: 1962 Location: Dawson 64.063195, -139.434485
  • S.S. Klondike – Largest and last Yukon commercial steamboat. Designated: 1967 Location: Whitehorse 60.713399, -135.047818
  • St. Paul's Anglican Church
    St. Paul's Anglican Church (Dawson City, Yukon)
    St. Paul's Anglican Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Anglican church building located on the corner of Front and Church streets in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. Built of wood in 1902, it once served as the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Yukon until the diocesan see was moved to...

     – Fine example of Gothic Revival design, 1902
  • Tr'ochëk
    Tr'ochëk
    Tr'ochëk is the site of a traditional Han fishing camp at the confluence of the Klondike River and Yukon River. The site is owned and managed by the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, and is operated by the First Nation's Department of Heritage....

     – Aboriginal cultural landscape
  • Yukon Hotel – The Binet Block stood at the southern end of a business district extending north to King Street; 1898
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