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Chehalis Cross

 
 
Chehalis Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 9, 2023
1. Chehalis Cross Marker
Inscription. [Side 1] In memory of eight persons who lost their lives on the Chehalis sunk by the Princess Victoria on July 21, 1906, at 2.p.m. opposite this spot.

[Side 2] Percy James Chick · Wm Alfred Bertrand Hutton · Mamie Louice Bryce · Charles Barnett Benwell · William Harrison Crawford · Morishima · Yama · Nahhing

[Side 3] This monument was erected by their shipmates and friends


 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: DisastersWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 21, 1906.
 
Location. 49° 17.965′ N, 123° 7.143′ W. Marker is in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Metro Vancouver. It is in Central Vancouver. It is on Stanley Park Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2238 Stanley Park Dr, Vancouver BC V6G 3E2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and in Coast & Mountains. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the
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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Harry Winston Jerome (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hallelujah Point (about 120 meters away); Chief Skedans Mortuary Pole (about 150 meters away); Sky Chief Pole (about 150 meters away); Thunderbird House Post (about 150 meters away); Indian Totem Poles (about 150 meters away); Oscar Maltipi Pole (about 150 meters away); Ga'akstalas (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vancouver.
 
Chehalis Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 9, 2023
2. Chehalis Cross Marker
Chehalis Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 9, 2023
3. Chehalis Cross Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of "Side 3" • • Can you help?
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Sep. 8, 2026