George Black - Yukon River Ferry - Dawson City, YT
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The ferry George Black runs across the Yukon River at Dawson City, Yukon, serving residents of West Dawson and people driving the Top of the World Highway.
Waymark Code: WMZZCW
Location: Yukon Territory, Canada
Date Posted: 01/27/2019
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The ferry is owned and operated by the Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works and is viewed as an extension of the Klondike Highway, therefore making it a free service. The ferry operated 24/7 on demand, May thru September. The George Black Ferry accommodates everything from walk-on passengers with bicycles, to the largest R.V’s with vehicles being towed behind.
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The current George Black ferry was brought to Dawson City in 1967. The ferry was really brought in to help transport asbestos ore from the mine in Clinton Creek, which was due to begin production that fall. At its height, Clinton Creek would have a population of about 500, roughly what Dawson had the year the ferry arrived.
The Cassiar Asbestos Corporation offered to cover half the cost of building a bridge across the river, which would have had a price tag of around $3 million, but the Yukon Government bought a $25,000 ferry boat instead. Annual operating costs would eventually rise to around $1 million.
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