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   ocr: Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Whitehorse was founded during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98.1 Many buildings from EA - - - - - - - - that Whitehorse, period canstill including be the seenin Old - - - - - - 1 - Log Church. Museum. The town was named for the nearby rapids of the Yukon River, which were said to look like the mane of a - - - white horse. Located on the Alaska Highway and the Yukon a River, the city: is now an important ransportationcenter. It has been the capital of the Yukon Territory since 1952.