Fortymile, c1983

Fortymile, c1983

Accession Number: 1984.155.1-PER
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A photo of a burned-down building at the Fortymile townsite. In the foreground, a tourist information sign reads: "Fortymile Townsite, named for its location 40 miles downstream from Fort Reliance, where Harper, Mayo and McQuesten had their Trading Post. Fortymile was founded in 1887 when a group of prospectors came this way to investigate a rumoured gold strike. The community straggled along until 1896 when nearly everybody left for the Gold Fields." The fire took place in 1983.