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A historical marker commemorates an event or person of historical interest at a specific location.

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The Dead Are Speaking Historical Marker, Skagway, Alaska

The Dead Are Speaking Historical Marker, Skagway, Alaska

In the prospectors’ rush to find gold in Alaska, nearly 3,000 pack animals died crossing the White Pass trail during the Klondike gold rush. Horses were given little thought, often dying of starvation or falling over cliffs. The horses were often overloaded with supplies and were beaten by their owners. Because of the atrocities, novelist…

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