Near Yale in Fraser Valley, British Columbia — Canadas West Coast (North America)
J.W. Trutch
1826-1904
B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), June 22, 2016
1. J.W. Trutch 1826-1904 Marker
Erected 1971 by Province of British Columbia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 49° 42.446′ N, 121° 24.852′ W. Marker was near Yale, British Columbia, in Fraser Valley. It could be reached from Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 1) south of Anderson River Mainline Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the railroad tracks on the Old Cariboo Highway trail to the old Alexandra Suspension Bridge. It is about 0.2 miles from the parking lot off the highway. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Yale BC V0K 2S0,
this page online
Regionally, this marker was on British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and in Coast & Mountains. Globally, it was in North America, in the Cascade Range, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 23 kilometers of this location, measured as the crow flies: Historic Yale (approx. 16.2 kilometers away); The Yale Convention (approx. 16.2 kilometers away); Early Chinese (approx. 21.6 kilometers away).
More about this marker. The marker has this location history:
1. In the photo, it was near a double-track railway line. The rail line at THIS location is a single track, I don't think it was ever double-tracked, or that the plaque was exactly here.
2. For years, it was at one of the nearby pullouts along the highway (from Facebook comments)
3. It has been missing for years (from Facebook comments). BC website does not mention it (not even as missing).
Unknown via British Columbia Archives F-07196 (Public domain), circa 1880
2. Sir Joseph .W. Trutch (1826-1904)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 544 times since then and 152 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.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Wide shot of marker and surrounding area in context • Can you help?
