Quesnel in Cariboo, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)
Collins’ Overland International Telegraph
Photographed By Dawn Bowen, July 3, 2008
1. Collins’ Overland International Telegraph Marker
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Collins’ Overland International Telegraph. . Promoted by Perry Collins, the U.S. Commercial Agent in Russia, and dependent on the Western Union Telegraph Company’s money, men and technology for its execution, this early telegraph line roused the enthusiasm of the white residents of British Columbia. At no expense to them the colony was to be a vital link in a line joining Europe and America via Russia. In 1867, after completion of the more economical Trans-Atlantic cable, construction ceased at Fort Stager at the confluence of the Kispyap and Skeen rivers. The section from New Westminster to the Cariboo was brought by the Canadian Government in 1880., Le Reseau Telegraphique International Collins 1864-1867, Ce réseau télégraphique, lanc é par Perry Collins, attaché commercial des Etats-Unis en Russie, et finance entièrement par La Western Union Telegraph Company, souleva l’enthousiasme des Blancs de la Colombie-Britannique. La colonie allait devenir, sans frais, un lien importante entre l’Europe and l’Amerique grâce au tracé transsibérien. Au parachèvement du câble transatlantique plus économique, la construction du télégraphe fut arrêtée au fort Stager, en 1867, au confluent des rivières Kispyap et Skeena. En 1880, le Gouvernement canadien acheta le tronçon entre New Westminster et la région de Cariboo.
Promoted by Perry Collins, the U.S. Commercial Agent in Russia, and dependent on the Western Union Telegraph Company’s money, men and technology for its execution, this early telegraph line roused the enthusiasm of the white residents of British Columbia. At no expense to them the colony was to be a vital link in a line joining Europe and America via Russia. In 1867, after completion of the more economical Trans-Atlantic cable, construction ceased at Fort Stager at the confluence of the Kispyap and Skeen rivers. The section from New Westminster to the Cariboo was brought by the Canadian Government in 1880.
Le Reseau Telegraphique International Collins 1864-1867
Ce réseau télégraphique, lanc é par Perry Collins, attaché commercial des Etats-Unis en Russie, et finance entièrement par La Western Union Telegraph Company, souleva l’enthousiasme des Blancs de la Colombie-Britannique. La colonie allait devenir, sans frais, un lien importante entre l’Europe and l’Amerique grâce au tracé transsibérien. Au parachèvement du câble transatlantique plus économique, la construction du télégraphe fut arrêtée au fort Stager, en 1867, au confluent des rivières Kispyap et Skeena. En 1880, le Gouvernement canadien acheta le tronçon entre New Westminster et la région de Cariboo.
Erected
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1931 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 52° 58.519′ N, 122° 29.887′ W. Marker is in Quesnel, British Columbia, in Cariboo. Marker is at the intersection of Front Street (Provincial Highway 97) and Carson Street, on the left when traveling north on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quesnel BC V2J 2A9, Canada. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Dawn Bowen, July 3, 2008
2. Collins’ Overland International Telegraph Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2008, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,555 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2008, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
