Near Hudson's Hope in Peace River, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Alexander Mackenzie

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

1. Alexander Mackenzie Marker

Inscription. Seeking a route to the Pacific Ocean, this resolute fur trader and explorer, with his party of 9 men and a frail bark canoe, portaged nearby in May 1793 to avoid the awesome Peace River Canyon. On July 20 he reached tidewater. By this unrivalled achievement he became the first European to cross the Rockies and continental North America.

Erected by Province of British Columbia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1793.

Location. 56° 0.72′ N, 122° 11.29′ W. Marker is near Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, in Peace River. It can be reached from Canyon Drive half a kilometer east of Ski Hill Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in WAC Bennett Dam Visitor Centre's parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22098 Canyon Dr, Hudson's Hope BC V0C 1V0, 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.

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

Also see . . . Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Explorer). The Canadian Encyclopedia entry on the fur trader and explorer who reached the Artic and Pacific oceans. (Submitted on December 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Sir Alexander Mackenzie (c. 1764-1820) image. Click for full size.

Thomas Lawrence via National Gallery of Canada (Public domain), circa 1800

2. Sir Alexander Mackenzie (c. 1764-1820)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on December 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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