Robert W. Service, Whitehorse, YT
Posted by: gypsie2
N 60° 43.070 W 135° 03.000
8V E 497271 N 6731359
Bust and plaque honouring the author of such classics as "The Cremation of Sam Magee".
Waymark Code: WMZB6F
Location: Yukon Territory, Canada
Date Posted: 10/12/2018
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Robert W. Service was a much-loved northern poet and author of "Songs of a Sourdough". He was born in England and came to Canada at age 21, wandering up and down the coast of North America and working a variety of jobs. Originally a bank clerk, he returned to banking and was sent to Whitehorse in 1904. This was where he wrote what would become his most enduring works.
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