Bennett (British Columbia)
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 Bennett in 1898 during the gold rush |
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| Location in British Columbia | |||
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| Province : | British Columbia | ||
| Regional District : | Stikine region | ||
| Coordinates : | 59 ° 51 ′ N , 135 ° 0 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 660 m | ||
| Residents : | 0 (as of: 2018) | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific Time ( UTC − 8 ) | ||
| Foundation : | 1897 | ||
Bennett is a deserted village on Lake Bennett in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
It was built during the Klondike River Gold Rush in 1897-99 at the northern end of the trails through the Coast Mountains over the Chilkoot and White Pass . The prospectors coming from the ports in Dyea and Skagway gathered their material here and built or bought boats for the onward journey on the Yukon to the gold fields at Dawson . After the gold rush ended, the settlement quickly lost its importance and was abandoned.
In 1898 Donald Trump's grandfather Frederick opened the Arctic Hotel here , which, according to an advertisement, had private boxes for ladies and parties .
On July 6, 1899, the White Pass and Yukon Railway from Skagway reached the town. There is still a stop in Bennett today that is served during the summer months.
The place was named after James Gordon Bennett , a New York newspaper publisher.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ David Brooks : Moral Vacuum in the House of Trump - The New York Times. In: nytimes.com. New York Times , accessed July 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Bennett Community Profile on ca.epodunk.com