Fort Egbert

Fort Egbert was established in 1899, during the Klondike Gold Rush, as U.S. Army headquarters in the District of Alaska.

[1] It was named by U.S. President William McKinley in honor of Colonel Harry C. Egbert, who died in battle on March 26, 1899 in Manila.

The first link in the system was completed in October 1900, running from Dawson City in the Canadian Yukon Territory to Fort Egbert.

In 1905, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen used Fort Egbert's telegraph station to announce his successful crossing of the Northwest Passage.

Five buildings of the original Fort Egbert have been preserved under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.