- Bennett Lake
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lake_name = Bennett Lake
image_lake = Lake Bennett boats.jpg
caption_lake = Boat building on the lake during theKlondike Gold Rush
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location =British Columbia ,Yukon
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cities =Bennett Lake is a
lake that sits partly in the Province ofBritish Columbia and partly in theYukon , both located in northwesternCanada . It is just north of the border with theUnited States state ofAlaska , near the Alaskan port of Skagway.The narrow-gauge
White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad connectsBennett, British Columbia at the south end of the lake with Skagway further south andWhitehorse, Yukon on the north. It runs between Skagway andFraser, British Columbia during the summer months.The abandoned town of
Bennett, British Columbia , historically usually referred to as Bennett Lake and the town ofCarcross, Yukon are on the shores of Bennett Lake.During the
Klondike Gold Rush , Bennett Lake was where the gold-seekers who had crossed theCoast Mountains from Skagway or Dyea, carrying their goods over theChilkoot Trail or theWhite Pass , purchased or built rafts to float down theYukon River to the gold fields atDawson City, Yukon , Canada. A large tent city sprang up on its shores, numbering in the thousands and offering all the services of a major city. In late May 1898, the North West Mounted Police counted 778 boats under construction atLindeman Lake , 850 in Bennett and the surrounding area, and another 198 at Caribou Crossing (now Carcross) andTagish Lake to help transport thousands of goldfield-bound travellers. It was further estimated that another 1,200 boats were built in these areas over the next few weeks.ee also
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Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex References
* [http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=3397 BCGNIS Query Results: Bennett Lake]
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