The 1896 Yukon gold rush triggered a boom for Seattle as prospectors flocked to ships bound for Alaska. In 1968, ARCO found black gold — oil — on Alaska’s North Slope around Prudhoe Bay, triggering a boom for Tacoma’s port, where equipment was loaded onto ships and barges set off for our 49th state.
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