Historedia
Group or institution

Yukon Territory

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1898

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Yukon Territory, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Yukon Territory formed with Dawson as capital

    1898

    Role: Administrative Entity

    1. 1898 · Yukon DistrictFormation of the Yukon Territory

      The Yukon Territory was formed in 1898 by federal statute, separating it from the Northwest Territories due to gold rush population growth.

    2. 1898–1952 · Dawson City, Yukon, CanadaDawson City as Capital

      Dawson City served as the capital of the newly formed Yukon Territory from 1898 until 1952.

Sources

  1. Yukon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11