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Alaska Transportation Company

Former transportation and shipping company

Alaska Transportation Company was founded on April 5, 1898, in Seattle, Washington by Andrew F. Burleigh (1846–1907) and George W. Dickinson. Alaska Transportation Company was formed to cash in on the gold rush happening around Dawson City and Nome in Canada, known as the Klondike Gold Rush.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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McCormick Steamship Co. at Schwabacher's Wharf, 1935, during seawall construction
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Alaska Transportation Company was founded on April 5, 1898, in Seattle, Washington by Andrew F. Burleigh (1846–1907) and George W. Dickinson. Alaska Transportation Company was formed to cash in on the gold rush happening around Dawson City and Nome in Canada, known as the Klondike Gold Rush.2

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