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Steam Ship Beaver Plaque
Photographer: Thomas Chris English
Taken: April 26, 2010
Caption: Steam Ship Beaver Plaque
Additional Description: Mounted in Left Column (from South) of the Peace Arch.

Beaver was the first steamship to operate in the Pacific Northwest of North America. She made remote parts of the west coast of Canada accessible for fur trading and was chartered by the Royal Navy for surveying the coastline of British Columbia.
Submitted: February 13, 2010, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona.
Database Locator Identification Number: p96205
File Size: 0.403 Megabytes

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