The Register of Yukon Historic Places website lists every place in the territory designated as historically significant under the Historic Resources Act. It includes municipal and territorial sites.
Use the site's map to find registered historic places near you.
For information on what it means to be a designated historic site, see Nominate a Yukon historic site.
Many historic sites are landmarks within a community. Often, they are associated with remarkable people or historical events, or are places that have cultural, social, scientific or architectural significance.
Tséi Zhéłe / Sinwaa Éex’i Yé / Conrad
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Tséi Zhéłe/Sinwaa Éex’i Yé/Conrad Historic Site is a place for sharing, protecting and reconnecting with our heritage and culture. The Carcross/Tagish First Nation people have sustained connections with this area for thousands of years. The discovery of deposits of gold and silver on Montana Mountain briefly transformed the site into one of the most significant early twentieth-century hard rock mining hubs in the Yukon.
The historic site is located at kilometre 90 of the Klondike Highway, about 16 kilometres south of Carcross. It shares an access road with Conrad Campground. The site is jointly owned and managed by the Government of Yukon and Carcross/Tagish First Nation governments.
Huchá Hudän: Fort Selkirk
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Fort Selkirk is a living cultural heritage site and a cherished reminder of the past. The site provides a rare glimpse into the Indigenous way of life and the history of trade and settlement in the North.
The guide will help you explore the townsite and understand how life was here before roads. You'll learn about:
- Robert Campbell;
- Selkirk First Nation; and
- how this small community was a trade and supply centre.
Forty Mile: Ch'ëdä Dëk
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The Forty Mile townsite is a part of the Forty Mile, Fort Cudahy and Fort Constantine Historic Site. It's located at the mouth of the Fortymile River where it empties into the Yukon River. This is 67 kilometres upstream from the Alaska and Yukon border and 88 kilometres downriver from Dawson.
This site is jointly owned and managed by Yukon and Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in governments. It's illegal to remove anything from this site.
Herschel Island: Qikiqtaruk
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Herschel Island Park was the 1st territorial park established in the Yukon. This island is an important part of the traditional homeland of the Inuvialuit and the history of the Western Arctic. The historic resources on Herschel Island are the products of 2 distinct cultures and are a reflection of the influences they had on each other.
Because of its unique location and diverse cultural history, Herschel Island remains a special part of the Yukon's rich heritage.
Rampart House
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Rampart House Historic Site is located near the mouth of Boundary Creek; right next to the boundary between the United States and Canada. Rampart is an important historical and archaeological site with many fragile remains. If you visit the site, take care not to harm buildings or collect souvenirs. This site is protected under the Vuntut Gwitchin land claim agreement and the Historic Resources Act. It's jointly owned by the Yukon and Vuntut Gwitchin governments.
S.S. Tutshi
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The S.S. Tutshi was built by the British Yukon Navigation Company in 1917. It was pulled out of service in 1955, and purchased by the Government of Yukon in 1971 for restoration. In 1990, the boat tragically caught fire. The S.S. Tutshi Memorial and Community Space in Carcross is dedicated to the S.S. Tutshi and its role in the area's tourism industry.
Venus Mill
Download Venus Mill: John Conrad's Jewel.
The Venus Mill was built in 1908. It reduced the high cost of exporting silver ore. An aerial tramway was used to transport silver ore to the mill. Here it was processed through a series of water-and-gravity-propelled-steps to convert, concentrate and bag it for shipment. The mill and slope are now unstable and dangerous. Do not stop at this site along the South Klondike Highway. It's closed to the public.
The Wreck of the A. J. Goddard
Download a short history of the A. J. Goddard. It includes the story of its discovery and exploration.
The A. J. Goddard was a Klondike Gold Rush-era sternwheeler. It was shipwrecked in 1902 and discovered at the bottom of Lake Laberge in 2008.
For questions about Yukon historic sites and publications, email [email protected] or phone 867-667-5386, toll free in Yukon 1-800-661-0408, extension 5386.