- Pelly Crossing, Yukon
Pelly Crossing is a mainly
First Nation unincorporated community in theYukon ,Canada . It lies where theKlondike Highway crosses thePelly River . Population in 2008 was 291.It is the home of the
Selkirk First Nation , and home to theNorthern Tutchone culture. Cultural displays and artifacts are housed in a replica of Big Jonathan House. Visitors can make the journey from Minto by boat to visit the original structure down the Yukon River at Fort Selkirk, an important historic and cultural site for the Northern Tutchone people.History
Pelly Crossing
post office opened 22 August 1960. [ Woodall, Robert G. (1976) "The Postal History of Yukon Territory, Canada", p. 234. Batley, Yorkshire, England: Harry Hayes, ISBN 0-905222-12-1]References
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