Central Vancouver in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Beaver

First Steamship in the Pacific Northwest

— 1836~1888 —

Beaver Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 9, 2023

1. Beaver Marker

Inscription. Built to service the trading forts of the Hudson's Bay Company, the BEAVER regularly steamed the H.B.C.s territory between Puget Sound and Russian Alaska for 24 years. In 1862, the BEAVER was chartered to the Royal Navy and, after a refit, began a seven year career surveying and charting over 900 miles of the colony's coast. Declared surplus by the H.B.C., the BEAVER was sold in 1874 and, following another refit, began a final career as a freighter and tug. On July 25, 1888 the BEAVER grounded on the rocks of Prospect Point and remained a popular landmark until sinking in July 1892 directly below this plaque.

Erected 1988 by Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is July 25, 1888.

Location. 49° 18.841′ N, 123° 8.532′ 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 in this post office area: Vancouver BC V6G 3E2,

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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 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 2 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to Lowden's Lookout (within shouting distance of this marker); Disasters and Narrow Escapes (within shouting distance of this marker); Windstorm of December 2006 (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Evolution of Stanley Park (about 180 meters away); The Lions' Gate Bridge / Le pont Lions' Gate (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Lions Gate Bridge (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); A Position of Honour (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Japanese Canadian War Memorial (approx. 1.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vancouver.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 9, 2023

2. Beaver Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.