Yukon

Province Code
YT
City/Municipality
Whitehorse
Memorial Number
60001-014
Type
Address
2121 2nd avenue
Location
City Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
60.72083, -135.05258
Inscription

AMERICAN ARMY - 1942-46 - ALCAN HIGHWAY

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Photo Credit
Tom Paterson
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panel
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panel
1 of 2 images
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Body Content

This memorial commemorates the American Army and the construction of the ALCAN Highway. It was erected by the City of Whitehorse.

City
Whitehorse
Country
Type Description
Painted wood panel
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5855
City/Municipality
Whitehorse
Memorial Number
60001-012
Type
Address
30 Electra Crescent
Location
Transportation Museum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
60.7118554, -135.0796085
Inscription

HISTORIC
MILE
917

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Photo Credit
Tom Paterson
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Highway marker
1 of 2 images
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Memorial collection
1 of 2 images
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

A number of markers along the highway indicate the original distance in miles to Mile 0 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. One of those markers is located beside the cairns. The Alaska Highway was originally constructed during the Second World War to connect the lower 48 with Alaska. It starts in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and goes north 1,387 miles ending in Delta Junction, Alaska.

City
Whitehorse
Country
Type Description
Highway marker - part of a larger collection
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5852
City/Municipality
Whitehorse
Memorial Number
60001-011
Type
Address
30 Electra Crescent
Location
Transportation Museum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
60.7119625, -135.0796027
Inscription

ON NOVEMBER 20, 1942 THE ALASKA HIGHWAY
WAS COMPLETED AS A WARTIME EXPEDIENT.
TODAY, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER, DURING THE
CENTENARIES OF CANADA AND THE STATE OF
ALASKA THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THAT
EVENT AND HONORS THE BRAVE MEN WHOSE
[?] EFFORTS MADE THE HIGHWAY A
REALITY AND INDEED AN AVENUE TO THE
GLORIOUS FUTURE OF BOTH ALASKA AND THE
YUKON TERRITORY.

NOVEMBER 30, 1967

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Photo Credit
Tom Paterson
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plaque
1 of 2 images
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memorial collection
1 of 2 images
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Province
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Body Content

The decorative fence and plaques affixed to it do not specifically commemorate military units, but rather the importance of the highway itself.

City
Whitehorse
Country
Type Description
Plaque on fence - part of a larger collection
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5851
City/Municipality
Whitehorse
Memorial Number
60001-010
Type
Address
30 Electra Crescent
Location
Transportation Museum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
60.7119625, -135.0796027
Inscription

AT THIS SITE ON 1 APRIL 1964
THE CANADIAN ARMY
HANDED OVER RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE ALASKA HIGHWAY AND
THE NORTHWEST HIGHWAY SYSTEM
TO THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS

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Photo Credit
Tom Paterson
Caption
plaque
1 of 2 images
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memorial collection
1 of 2 images
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

This memorial commemorates when the Canadian Army gave responsibility of the Alaska Highway to the federal department of Public Works.

City
Whitehorse
Country
Type Description
Stone cairn with bronze plaques (part of a larger memorial collection)
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5850
City/Municipality
Whitehorse
Memorial Number
60001-009
Type
Address
30 Electra Crescent
Location
Transportation Museum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
60.7119625, -135.0796027
Inscription

THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES 18 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE ALASKA HIGHWAY BY UNITS OF THE CORPS OF ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS 1946-1964

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Photo Credit
Tom Paterson
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plaques
1 of 2 images
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memorial collection
1 of 2 images
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

The Yukon Transportation Museum at kilometre 1473.8 on the Alaska Highway includes a plaque that commemorates 18 years of service on the Alaska Highway by units of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers during 1946-1964. The museum also displays the pair of cairns and plaques (relocated from their original site at Mile 918) that recalls both the initial hand-over of the Canadian portion of the Alcan Highway from the US Army to the Canadian Army on 1 April 1946 and its subsequent transfer to the Department of Public Works on 1 April 1964.

City
Whitehorse
Country
Type Description
Cairn with bronze plaques (part of a larger memorial collection.
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5849
City/Municipality
Whitehorse
Memorial Number
60001-008
Type
Address
30 Electra Crescent
Location
Transportation Museum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
60.7119625, -135.0796027
Inscription

[first plaque/première plaque]
ON THIS SITE ON 1 APRIL 1946 THE UNITED STATES ARMY OFFICIALLY HANDED OVER THE ALASKA HIGHWAY AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NORTHWEST HIGHWAY SYSTEM JUNE 1956

[second plaque/deuxième plaque]
THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES 18 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE ALASKA HIGHWAY BY UNITS OF THE CORPS OF ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS 1946-1964

[third plaque/troisième plaque]
AT THIS SITE ON 1 APRIL 1964 THE CANADIAN ARMY HANDED OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ALASKA HIGHWAY AND THE NORTHWEST HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

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Photo Credit
Tom Paterson, Event Coordinator/coordonnateur des activités
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Plaque
1 of 2 images
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Caption
Memorial collection
1 of 2 images
Province
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Body Content

The mural depicts the original construction of the Alaska Highway by the U.S. Army Engineers. The decorative fence and plaques affixed to it do not specifically commemorate military units, but rather the importance of the highway itself. A number of markers along the highway indicate the original distance in miles to Mile 0 in Dawson Creek, B.C. One of those markers is located beside the plaques. This memorial is dedicated to the Military Engineers of Canada and the United States. It was erected by the Canadian Military Engineers.

City
Whitehorse
Country
Type Description
Plaque (bronze) on slab - part of a larger memorial collection
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5206
City/Municipality
Whitehorse
Memorial Number
60001-007
Type
Address
6th Avenue
Location
Pioneer Cemetery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
60.7192704, -135.0610733
Inscription

SACRED
TO THE
MEMORY
OF THE SOUTHERN YUKON MEN
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
1914-18
1939-45

I.O.D.E.
DEC 8TH 1918

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Photo Credit
Tom Paterson, Event Coordinator/coordonnateur des activités; Joe Goodeill
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Front view
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

This memorial is dedicated to those who died in the First and Second World War. It was erected by the I.O.D.E.

City
Whitehorse
Country
Type Description
Cross (wood)
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5205
City/Municipality
Whitehorse
Memorial Number
60001-006
Type
Address
10 Robert Service Way
Location
S.S. Klondike National Historic Site
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
60.7135254, -135.0486803
Inscription

THEY WILL NEVER KNOW THE BEAUTY OF THE PLACE, SEE THE SEASONS CHANGE, ENJOY NATURE’S CHORUS. ALL WE ENJOY WE OWE TO THEM, MEN AND WOMEN WHO LIE BURIED IN THE EARTH OF FOREIGN LANDS AND IN THE SEVEN SEAS. DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF CANADIANS WHO DIED OVERSEAS ON THE SERVICE OF THIS COUNTRY AND SO PRESERVED OUR HERITAGE.

[the French translation appears below the English, but the wording is not clear on the photo/la version anglaise est suivie d’une traduction française, mais le texte n’est pas clair sur la photo]

Image
Photo Credit
Tom Paterson, Event Coordinator/coordonnateur des activités
Caption
front view
1 of 2 images
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1 of 2 images
Province
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Body Content

This memorial, erected by the Government of Canada, is dedicated to those who died overseas in the service of Canada.

City
Whitehorse
Country
Type Description
Plaque- bronze on cement base
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5204
City/Municipality
Whitehorse
Memorial Number
60001-005
Type
Address
2121 2nd Avenue
Location
City Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
60.7207861, -135.0531014
Inscription

[plaque]
NOT AS A STRANGER
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE
GREAT CONTRIBUTION MADE BY
THE CANADIAN ARMY PERSONNEL
AND FAMILIES TO THE SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH OF WHITEHORSE
FROM 1946 TO 1964

PRESENTED BY
WHITEHORSE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
26 JUNE 1964

[plaque]
THAT WE MAY REMEMBER
THE LABOUR, JOY AND HONOUR
SO FREELY GIVEN TO
OUR COMMUNITY BY THE OFFICERS
AIRMEN AND FAMILIES OF THE ROYAL
CANADIAN AIR FORCE 1943-1968

WHITEHORSE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MAY 1968

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Photo Credit
Tom Paterson, Event Coordinator/coordonnateur des activités
Caption
front view
1 of 4 images
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front view
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Plaque
1 of 4 images
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Plaque
1 of 4 images
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Body Content

This memorial is dedicated to the Canadian Army personnel and to the Royal Canadian Air Force. The plaques were erected by the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce.

City
Whitehorse
Country
Type Description
Plaques (bronze)
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5203
City/Municipality
Dawson
Memorial Number
60001-004
Type
Address
Church Street
Location
Dawson Court Registry
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
64.0572, -139.43389
Inscription

(needs further research/recherche incomplète)

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front
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Photo Credit
Library & Archives Canada 3328506
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Dawson Cenotaph
1 of 4 images
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Photo Credit
threeoceantour.blogspot.com
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Dawson City Cenotaph, Victory Gardens in Minto Park
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Photo Credit
register.yukonhistoricplaces.ca
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Dawson City Cenotaph, Victory Gardens in Minto Park
1 of 4 images
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

In September 1923, sufficient funds had been raised to erect a memorial to honour those citizens who went overseas during the First World War. The memorial was erected with two captured German guns on each side. It was unveiled on 25 September 1923.

City
Dawson
Country
Type Description
shaft
Memorial CF Legacy ID
7744