George Carmack
✓ Source-basedfallingWith brother-in-law, credited with making the gold discovery that led to the Klondike Gold Rush
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George Washington Carmack was an American prospector in the Yukon. He was originally credited with registering Discovery Claim, the discovery of gold that set off the Klondike Gold Rush on August 16, 1896. Today, historians usually give the credit to his Tagish brother-in-law, Skookum Jim Mason.
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United StatesCategory
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Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1860 to 1922 · aged 61
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