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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 19, 2010
Caption: Barkerville - Historic Town
Additional Description: Billie Barker’s discovery of gold on Williams Creek triggered a stampede of thousands to this part of the Cariboo. The boomtown of Barkerville, which sprang up amidst the mining frenzy, has been a destination full of adventure for millions of people ever since. Today, the Cariboo Gold Rush is still in full swing and Barkerville is teeming with fortune seekers from all over the world. Historic townsfolk await your arrival, eager to relive a hundred years of big finds and disappointments, the love stories and murdereers’ tales, the joys and hardships of life in the gold fields. No matter your age, there is something here for you. In fact, there’s so much to see and do, why not plan to spend a couple of days with us? You’ll treasured the experience!
Submitted: May 26, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p154573
File Size: 2.731 Megabytes

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