Yukon Telegraph Trail

Yukon Telegraph Trail
Raspberry Station (c. 1936)
Invalid designation
Designated	January 22, 2010
Reference no.	17944
Length	3,000 km (1,900 mi)
Location	British Columbia and Yukon, Canada
Established	1866; 1901
Began construction	1864
Completed	1901

The Yukon Telegraph Trail, also known simply as the Telegraph Trail, is a historic pathway in the Canadian province of British Columbia that extends from the village of Ashcroft in the south to the community of Atlin in the north. It was used for servicing the Yukon Telegraph Line which ran from Ashcroft in the south to Dawson City, Yukon in the north. The telegraph line was constructed by the Dominion Government Telegraph Service from 1898 to 1901. It was abandoned in 1936 with the advent of radio communication. Along the length of the trail are remains of telegraph cabins, telegraph cable and other artifacts that were used during the construction of the telegraph line.^[1]