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2004 Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada Management Plan. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Chief Executive Officer of Parks Canada, 2004 R63-248/2004E ISBN: 0-662-29537-4 Aussi disponible en français Management Plan Foreword Canada’s national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas represent the soul of Canada. They are a central part of who we are and what we are. They are places of magic and wonder and heritage. Each tells its own story. Together, they connect Canadians to our roots, to our future and to each other. What we cherish as part of our national identity, we also recognize as part of our national responsibility. All Canadians share the obligation to preserve and protect Canada’s unique cultural and natural heritage. Together, we hold our national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas in trust for the benefit of this and future generations. To achieve this, practical action grounded in long-term thinking is needed. These principles form the foundation of the new management plan for Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada. May I offer my deep appreciation to the vast range of thoughtful Canadians who helped forge this plan. I am especially grateful to our very dedicated team from Parks Canada and to all those local organizations and individuals who have demonstrated such good will, hard work, spirit of co-operation and extraordinary sense of stewardship. This plan makes specific provisions for the interests of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and emphasizes co-operation and partnership with organizations such as the Dawson City Arts Society and the Klondike Visitors Association. Finally, as part of a thematically linked international network of gold rush sites, Parks Canada is committed to developing a co-operative management regime for this site, tied in to the others that comprise the Klondike Gold Rush International Historic Park. In that same spirit of partnership and responsibility, I am pleased to approve the Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada Management Plan. David Anderson Minister of the Environment Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada Management Plan Recommendations Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada RECOMMENDED BY: Alan Latourelle Chief Executive Officer Parks Canada Christina Cameron Director General National Historic Sites, Parks Canada Gaby Fortin Director General Western and Northern Canada, Parks Canada Ken East Field Unit Superintendent Yukon Field Unit, Parks Canada Gary McMillan Superintendent Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada Parks Canada Management Plan Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada Dawson Historical Complex NHSC Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... 1 Background.......................................................................................................................... 1 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Site Management Planning ...................................................................................... 6 1.2 Regional Context........................................................................................................ 8 2: A Place of National Historic Significance ....................................................................... 10 Commemorative Integrity ............................................................................................... 10 2.1 Resources .................................................................................................................. 11 2.2 Messages ................................................................................................................... 18 2.3 Other Heritage Values............................................................................................. 20 3: A Place for People ................................................................................................................. 22 3.1 Heritage Tourism ..................................................................................................... 22 3.2 Visitor Services ......................................................................................................... 24 4: A Place for Stewardship ......................................................................................................26 4.1 Working With Others .............................................................................................. 26 4.2 Operations and Administration............................................................................. 28 4.3 Management Plan Environmental Assessment ................................................... 30 5: Implementation Strategy .................................................................................................... 31 Appendix 1: Heritage Property Descriptions ................................................................... 32 Appendix 2: People and Events: Approved HSMBC Plaque Texts ............................... 33 Appendix 3: Structural and Communication Values of Building.................................. 35 Appendix 4: Analysis of HSMBC Recommendations for DHCNHSC ......................... 38 Appendix 5: Level II Heritage Structures.......................................................................... 39 Glossary .................................................................................................................................... 40 Figures Figure 1. Parks Canada’s National Historic Sites in the Yukon............................... 5 Figure 2. Regional Setting, Dawson Historic Complex ............................................ 7 Figure 3. Map of Dawson City ..................................................................................... 9 Figure 4. Approved HSMBC Plaque Text ................................................................. 10 Figure 5. Annual Visitation, NHSC in the Klondike ............................................... 22 Figure 6. Annual Visitation by Month, NHSC in the Klondike............................. 23 Figure 7. Visitation by Place of Origin, NHSC in the Klondike ............................ 23 Cover photograph: Front Street, Dawson City, July 4, 1899 Management Plan Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada Executive Summary Background in Dawson and the Klondike Gold fields. Projects undertaken include restoration and Dawson Historical Complex is part of the furnishing of the Commissioner’s Residence assemblage of National Historic Sites related and its landscape, stabilizing the S.S. Keno to the Klondike Gold Rush. The Site reflects the National Historic Site of Canada and rehabili- social, economic and political components that tating Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site shaped the Yukon region over the last century. of Canada. In August 1896, George Carmack, Skookum Dawson Historical Complex National His- Jim (Kèsh) and Tagish Charlie discovered toric Site of Canada includes a number of gold on Rabbit Creek, later named Bonanza historical properties located throughout the Creek. Word of the discovery reached the community. While Parks Canada provides outside world and transformed the Klondike historical support to applicants to the Yukon region and Yukon River corridor forever, government Historic Properties Assistance as over 100,000 people started out for the Contribution (HPAC) program, and works Klondike gold fields. About 30,000 actually with the municipality of Dawson to ensure reached Dawson City, at that time the largest that streetscapes of historical buildings centre west of Winnipeg and north of Seattle. represent the era of the gold rush, the surviv- In May 1959, the Minister, on the recommen- ing heritage structures are threatened by dation of the Historic Sites and Monuments potential demolition (a municipal jurisdic- Board of Canada, declared the Robert Service tion) and the integrity of designated place is Cabin and the Auditorium Theatre (Palace threatened by commercial, domestic and Grand) of national historic significance. waterfront development. Some privately An additional 15 buildings in Dawson have owned buildings which have been designated subsequently been recommended for desig- nationally significant, and some heritage nation by the Historic Sites and Monuments structures owned by Parks Canada which Board of Canada. are not nationally significant are declining significantly, and their long-term survival In 1998, United States president Bill Clinton is at risk. and Prime Minister Jean Chretien jointly proclaimed the Klondike Gold Rush Several major players are involved in man- International Historic Park, including aging Dawson Historical Complex and the Pioneer Square in Seattle, Skagway, White Pass surrounding area, including Parks Canada, and Chilkoot Trail units in Alaska, Chilkoot the municipality of Dawson, the Tr’ondëk Trail National Historic Site of Canada, The Hwëch’in, the Chamber of Commerce, Thirtymile section of the Yukon River (a Klondike Visitors Association (KVA) and the Canadian Heritage River), Dawson Historical Yukon government. The municipality of Complex National Historic Site of Canada, Dawson has requested that the Klondike Gold and Discovery Claim National Historic Site Rush historic
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