Centreville in Stikine Region, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Cassiar Gold Rush

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), April 11, 2016

1. Cassiar Gold Rush Marker

Inscription. The prospect of quick riches lured hundreds of placer miners to the Cassiar, where gold was discovered first at Dease Creek in 1872. Rich claims were later found at Thibert Creek and here at McDame Creek. From this creek in 1877 a 72-ounce solid gold nugget was recovered — the largest recorded to date in British Columbia. By 1878 much of the gold had been removed and the fortune seekers moved on.

Erected 1975 by Province of British Columbia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 59° 16.518′ N, 129° 24.809′ W. Marker is in Centreville, British Columbia, in Stikine Region. It is on Dease Lake Highway/Stewart-Cassiar Highway (Provincial Highway 37) 7.2 kilometers west of Good Hope Lake Band Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Centreville BC V0C 2Z0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern BC.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Also see . . . Cassiar Gold Rush. Wikipedia section (part of entry on Cassiar Country) on the rush that led to Laketon, the unofficial regional capitol, to have five stores, four hotels, two cafes and its own newspaper at the height. (Submitted on December 11, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

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2. Cassiar Gold Rush Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 837 times since then and 136 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.