SEATTLE — In 1891, as Seattle was rebuilding from a catastrophic fire that had destroyed nearly all of its central business district, Frederick Trump arrived looking to find his fortune.

The 22-year-old German immigrant acquired a restaurant, his first foray into the world of hospitality, serving patrons in the seedy but bustling neighborhood now known as Pioneer Square. Later, after prospectors spoke of gold riches in the Yukon, Trump joined thousands of stampeders heading north.

The legacy of the Klondike gold rush has persisted for generations, shaping Seattle, the rest of the West Coast and the early wealth of the Trump family. These days, along the same streets where Trump lived and worked, the city’s only national park documents that time period, featuring exhibits about the travails of the gold seekers and a walking tour where guides tell the history of the neighborhood, usually pointing out Trump’s old haunts. But the future of that park is now at risk as the presidential administration of Trump’s grandson, Donald Trump, hunts for ways to slash government spending.

— The New York Times