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__truncato_root__>One of a fleet of riverboats that played a major part in the history of the Yukon Territory and the Klondike Gold Rush. The S.S. Keno is located on Front Street in Dawson City, 541 kilometers north of Whitehorse on the Klondike Highway. Printable version (PDF, 236 Kb) Background Historical Photograph of the S.S. Keno - Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada© Parks Canada / Wiley Collection / 201.3.18 In 1869, the Alaska Commercial Company put the first sternwheeler on the lower Yukon River to supply the trading posts from St Michaels on the Bering Sea to Fort Selkirk. By the time of the Klondike Gold Rush, several companies had established trading posts and sternwheelers and a basic transportation system was in place. Sternwheelers were the only practical craft for the Yukon River. The S.S. Keno, which was built in 1
S.S. Keno National Historic Site
__truncato_root__>One of a fleet of riverboats that played a major part in the history of the Yukon Territory and the Klondike Gold Rush. The S.S. Keno is located on Front Street in Dawson City, 541 kilometers north of Whitehorse on the Klondike Highway. Printable version (PDF, 236 Kb) Background Historical Photograph of the S.S. Keno - Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada© Parks Canada / Wiley Collection / 201.3.18 In 1869, the Alaska Commercial Company put the first sternwheeler on the lower Yukon River to supply the trading posts from St Michaels on the Bering Sea to Fort Selkirk. By the time of the Klondike Gold Rush, several companies had established trading posts and sternwheelers and a basic transportation system was in place. Sternwheelers were the only practical craft for the Yukon River. The S.S. Keno, which was built in 1