Langley Twp in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)
Fort Langley
Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 7, 2012
1. Fort Langley - Marker
Fort Langley was built by the Hudson's Bay Company 2½ miles below this site in 1827, and moved here in 1839. It burned and was rebuilt in 1840. As fur resources were exhausted, supply replaced trade as the fort's major role. Here the company operated a large farm, began the west coast salmon packing industry, and exported produce to ports in Alaska, Hawaii and other Pacific areas. Fort Langley was also a terminus of the first practical all-British route from the coast to the interior. On 19 November 1858 the colony of British Columbia was here proclaimed.
Le fort Langley, construit par la Compagnie de la baie d'Hudson à 2 milles en aval de ce lieu en 1827, fut réinstallé ici en 1839, brûla et fut reconstruit en 1840. Une fois les fourrures épuisées, le fort devint un centre d'approvisionnement. La Compagnie y exploita une grande ferme, lança l'industrie d'empaquetage du saumon de la côte ouest et exporta des denrées en Alaska, à Hawaï et à d'autres endroits du Pacifique. Fort Langley fut aussi la point de départ de la première route vers l'intérieur entièrement en territoire britannique.
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Erected by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.
Location. 49° 10.125′ N, 122° 34.383′ W. Marker is in Langley Twp, British Columbia, in Metro Vancouver. It is on Mavis Ave. The marker is beside the parking lot and beside the entrance building for Fort Langley. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23433 Mavis Ave, Langley Twp BC V1M 2R5, 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 one other marker is within 24 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peace Arch (approx. 22.9 kilometers away).
Also see . . . Fort Langley, web page by Parks Canada. (Submitted on September 16, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.)
Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 7, 2012
2. Fort Langley residents
Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 7, 2012
3. Fort Langley
The fort has 7 large buildings, most open to visitors, within the 100 x 40 metre wooden fenced fort.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 16, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
