The discovery of gold in Alaska set the stage for its later settlement by people from many places who came to seek their fortunes. Subsequent transportation of people and goods by water and overland are described, as well as the resulting patterns of human settlement.

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alaska gold, alaska population, alaska settlement, alaska transportation, america's territory, general historic information about alaska

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