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

Ferguson Point

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 3, 2011

1. Ferguson Point Marker

Inscription.
This area was the site of a coast defence fort manned during WW II
1939-1945

by The Royal Canadian Artillery
Batteries
31st Heavy
58th Heavy
85th Heavy

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 49° 18.068′ N, 123° 9.478′ W. Marker is in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Metro Vancouver. It is in Central Vancouver. It is on Stanley Park Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7501 Stanley Park Drive, Vancouver BC V6G 3E7, 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: Shakespeare Garden (approx. 1.5

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kilometers away); Lions Gate Bridge (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); The Rose Garden (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Before the Lagoon Was Lost (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); The Evolution of Stanley Park (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); The Lions' Gate Bridge / Le pont Lions' Gate (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Windstorm of December 2006 (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Robert Burns (approx. 1.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vancouver.

More about this marker. The marker is mounted to a long, low stone monument situated on the lawn of The Teahouse Restaurant, at Ferguson Point. Stanley Park Drive, which is one way and loops through the Park, goes right by the restaurant.

Ferguson Point Marker - wide view, looking west image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 3, 2011

2. Ferguson Point Marker - wide view, looking west

The marker, barely visible here because of the shadow, is mounted to a low stone monument on the lawn in front of the Teahouse Restaurant. Looking west are superb views of English Bay and the entrance to the Burrard Inlet.

Outline of the Buried Ferguson Point Battery image. Click for more information.

via Fort Wiki, unknown

3. Outline of the Buried Ferguson Point Battery

Ferguson Point Battery
Fort Wiki website entry
Click for more information.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2012, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,002 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2012, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on May 22, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.