Frank Panning for Gold

Juneau Perseverance Trail

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July 11th 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 It wasn’t raining when we got up so we thought it’d be a good day to hike the Perseverance Trail. The hike follows an old wagon road used by miners and is part of the history of Juneau. The town was founded as a gold mining camp in the 1880’s. Gold Creek, where Joe Juneau first found gold in 1880, runs beside the trail The hike goes up the mountain and back into the ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more