Tyrrell, Joseph Burr National Historic Person
Dawson, Yukon Territory
J.B. Tyrrell and Monroe Ferguson
(© Commission géologique du Canada | Geological Survey of Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / PA-051520)
Address :
Dawson, Yukon Territory
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1970-11-03
Life Date:
1858 to 1957
Other Name(s):
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Joseph Burr Tyrrell
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Explorer, historian with the Geological Survey of Canada (1882-99)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: On a rock on the site of the Commissioner's Residence Dawson, Yukon Territory
A member of the Geological Survey of Canada, 1882-1899, and a private mining consultant thereafter, Tyrrell devoted his life to uncovering the mysteries of the vast Canadian landscape. He was a pioneer in the search for gold and other metals in the Klondike and Northern Ontario. He surveyed much of Western Canada and provided the first accurate information on the Hudson Bay region and the Barren Lands of the Northwest Territories. He is widely recognized for his work on glacial geology and his recovery and publication of the journal of David Thompson. Born in Weston, Upper Canada, Tyrrell died in Toronto.