Near Cedarvale in Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Skeena River Boats

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), June 15, 2016

1. Skeena River Boats Marker

Inscription. From 1889, sternwheelers and smaller craft fought their way through the Coast Mountains, churning past such awesome places as “The Devil's Elbow” and “The Hornet's Nest”. Men and supplies were freighted upstream, furs and gold downstream. A quarter century of colour and excitement began to fade in 1912, as the Grand Trunk Pacific neared completion.

Erected 1966 by Province of British Columbia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 54° 54.572′ N, 128° 22.769′ W. Marker is near Cedarvale, British Columbia, in Kitimat-Stikine. It is on Yellowhead Highway (Provincial Highway 16) 13 kilometers south of Cedarvale Ferry Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the Skeena River viewpoint on the southbound side. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cedarvale BC V0J 1G0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern BC.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

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and in the Anglosphere.

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

Also see . . . Steamboats of the Skeena River. At least 16 paddlewheel steamboats plied the difficult-to-navigate river between Hazleton and the coast from 1864 to 1912. (Wikipedia) (Submitted on February 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

The <i>SS Operator</i> on the Skeena River image. Click for full size.

Unknown via British Columbia Archives C-05493 (Public domain), 1910

2. The SS Operator on the Skeena River

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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