United States Reindeer Relief Expedition Government encampment, Dyea, circa 1897

On verso of image: Camp of Government Relief Expedition, Dyea, Alaska Filed in Alaska--Cities--Dyea Dyea is located at the mouth of Taiya River, 3 miles northwest of Skagway. It was formerly a Chilkat Tlingit Indian village that became noted during the Yukon gold rush. The name seems to have been de...

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Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
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Camps > Alaska > Dyea
Tents > Alaska > Dyea
Chilkoot Pass
Indian
White Pass
Yukon
Skagway
tlingit
Alaska
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Summary:On verso of image: Camp of Government Relief Expedition, Dyea, Alaska Filed in Alaska--Cities--Dyea Dyea is located at the mouth of Taiya River, 3 miles northwest of Skagway. It was formerly a Chilkat Tlingit Indian village that became noted during the Yukon gold rush. The name seems to have been derived from the Indian name "Dyaytahk." Dyea was the port of entry to the Dyea Trial through Chilkoot Pass, one of the most popular routes to the Klondike. After the construction of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad in 1902, the town began to decline, and the Dyea post office was closed in that year. [Source: Donald Orth. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967.]

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