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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Canada
By Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011
The Sisters of St. Ann Marker and School
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| Near Douglas Street at Belleville Street. |
| | In 1850, Marie Esther Blondin, now known as Blessed Marie Anne Blondin founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Ann, a Roman Catholic religious order dedicated to education and nursing in Lachine, Quebec.
Bishop Modeste Demers of Victoria . . . — — Map (db m48767) HM |
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This viewpoint illustrates the commanding position required for a coast defence gun battery. The trees in front were topped when the emplacement was in use.
A total of 27 locations were occupied by the coast defences between 1878 and 1956. . . . — — Map (db m99460) HM |
| | British Columbia was formed from four British Colonies and territories:
The Crown Colony of Vancouver Island 1845
The Dependency of the Queen Charlotte Islands 1852
The Crown Colony of British Columbia 1856
The Stickeen . . . — — Map (db m49074) HM |
| | Thomas Earle was a local wholesale grocer and provision merchant whose business dated back to 1869.
This building, constructed for $10,000 and designed by architect Thomas Hopper, features a large brick arch and two finials flanking a central . . . — — Map (db m49099) HM |
| On Pandora Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Tiger Company was one of three volunteer fire companies dedicated to protecting Victoria's growing business district during the late 1800s. By the 1870s, there was a need to replace the Tiger's original fire hall on Johnson Street but it was not . . . — — Map (db m72885) HM |
| On Beach Drive 0.4 kilometers west of Newport Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
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This small islet and the adjacent shore were once an indigenous encampment connected with the village at McNeill Bay, Chikawich, to the west. The people living here ate over 20 species of fish and 15 species of birds, as well as deer, sea . . . — — Map (db m75340) HM |
| On Belleville Street at Government Street on Belleville Street. |
| | “They died the noblest death a man may die, fighting for god, and right and liberty, and such a death is immortality.”
Korea
1950 – 1953
[On the back]
In Recognition of the Services of the Canadian Forces and Canadian . . . — — Map (db m48933) WM |
| | 13 gun – 1034 ton
Naval Cadet Training
3 masted screw corvette
Commanded by Capt. Norimichi Aiura
Imperial Japanese Navy
First Japanese naval vessel to visit Canadian water 10 June 1880
Erected on the occasion of the visit of the Japan . . . — — Map (db m48715) HM |
| On Dallas Road 0.3 kilometers east of Douglas Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Placed here May 23, 1985
commemorating the twinning of
Morioka, Japan and Victoria
and to the memory of
Dr. Inazo Nitobe
Mayor Daizo Ota [and] Mayor Peter Pollen
———————— . . . — — Map (db m74135) HM |
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Excavated from solid rock, this underground magazine provided a secure and dry storage area for ammunition.
The shells were wheeled to the guns. The cartridges were carried up the passageways and passed through the issue hatches. Strict . . . — — Map (db m99057) HM |
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A coast artillery battery consists of one or more gun emplacements and supporting structures and equipment. Its role was defensive; to prevent attack by enemy warships through the use of artillery.
The layout of Upper Battery is typical of . . . — — Map (db m75248) HM |
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These batteries were constructed at Fort Rodd Hill between 1895 and 1900, as part of the defences of Esquimalt Harbour.
Upper and Lower Batteries, with their three large 6 inch guns, were designed to counter bombard enemy warships. Belmont . . . — — Map (db m75216) HM |
| On Broughton Street at Government Street on Broughton Street. |
| | [Three 'markers' a part of this mural. They are entitled: Pemberton Family, Vancouver Island, and Fort Victoria.]
Pemberton Family
J.D. Pemberton, engineer and surveyor for the H.B.C., arrived in 1851 by canoe in the last stages of his . . . — — Map (db m48543) HM |
| Near Douglas Street / Trans-Canada Highway (National Highway 1), on the right when traveling south. |
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Victoria’s first city hall was designed in 1875. The building was begun three years later and completed in 1890. The designer was John Teague, an Englishman long resident in Victoria, who was responsible for planning many of the city’s . . . — — Map (db m49126) HM |
| Near Douglas Street / Trans-Canada Highway (National Highway 1), on the right when traveling south. |
| | You are near the site of the Victoria Fire Department Headquarters, which served downtown Victoria from 1899 to 1959.
History
Victoria’s central business district grew dramatically during the 1880s and 1890s. More “modern’ buildings . . . — — Map (db m49128) HM |
| Near Waddington Alley at Johnson Street. |
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Fort Victoria had its start in 1843, centered on Fort Street and present-day Bastion Square. Most of Victoria’s Old Town however was constructed during the great building boom of 1886-1892.
During that period the red-brick character of . . . — — Map (db m49225) HM |
| On Fisgard Street at Fan Tan Alley on Fisgard Street. |
| | [English] This district, first settled in 1858, is the oldest and most intact Chinatown in Canada, representing an important chapter in the long history and heritage of Chinese Canadians. As the major immigrant port of entry on the west coast in . . . — — Map (db m52980) HM |
| On Yates Street at Waddington Alley on Yates Street. |
| | Built by B.C. pioneer Alfred Waddington, this alley was intended to maximize access to, and use of, three privately-owned lots during the Fraser River gold rush of 1858.
Initially, “a number of cheap shops” were erected which, by 1863, . . . — — Map (db m49100) HM |
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This building was constructed in 1897. It was built of brick to British Royal Engineer specifications and during its life it was subjected to several modifications.
Originally it was to accommodate a Master Gunner and his family, but a . . . — — Map (db m99253) HM |
| On Broad Street at Pandora Street on Broad Street. |
| | Upon this site stood Pandora Ave. Wesleyan Methodist Church, the corner-stone of which (the first in British Columbia) was laid by His Excellency Governor Sir James Douglas, August 15th 1859.
Erected by Metropolitan United Church, Feb. 11, 1934. — — Map (db m49152) HM |
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Baptized: March, Cambridgeshire, England
June 7 1817
Died: Victoria, B.C., Canada
July 11, 1894
On August 17 of 1862, Barker struck gold at 52 feet on Williams Creek, Cariboo. The town of Barkerville bears his name. Like many miners he . . . — — Map (db m74827) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m74750) HM |
| On Government Street at Courtney Street on Government Street. |
| | The Windsor Hotel was originally called the Victoria Hotel when it opened in 1858, and boasted the city’s first brick building. It still stands across the street from here, with bricks now covered in stucco, at the corner of Government and Courtney. . . . — — Map (db m48717) HM |
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How did people navigate this coastline before lighthouses and GPS?
Comment les gens naviguaient-ils le long de la côte avant les phares et le GPS?
————————————— . . . — — Map (db m99204) HM |
| | 127 Feet, 7 Inches
Carved by Mungo Martin • David Martin • Henry Hunt
Dedicated July 2, 1956
Percy B. Scurrah, Mayor of Victoria
Hon. Ray Williston, Minister of Education
Stuart Keate, Sponsor
Raised by public subscription through the . . . — — Map (db m49250) HM |
| On Provincial Highway 97 23.3 kilometers south of 150 Mile House, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In the 1860s, the fabulous Cariboo goldfields were a lure to thousands. Miners, traders, and adventurers, many afoot, some with wheelbarrows, shared the pioneer route with mule trains, plodding oxen, freight wagons, and swaying stage-coaches. . . . — — Map (db m8857) HM |
| Near Barkerville Highway (Provincial Highway 26). |
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English:
A search for the source of placer gold found on lower parts of the Fraser River led to discoveries of lode mines in the Cariboo, of which Williams Creek, is said to have yielded $19,000,000. As a centre of population in the . . . — — Map (db m42712) HM |
| On Barkerville Highway (Provincial Highway 26) 1 kilometer south of Reduction Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This rare example of a 19th century Chinese benevolent society hall conformed to a Chee Kung Tong tradition that placed services to members on the ground floor and formal functions above. With its hostel, kitchen, and meeting and ceremonial spaces, . . . — — Map (db m42533) HM |
| Near Barkerville Highway (Highway 26). |
| | This overshot water wheel is 16 feet in diameter. It is modeled after wheels and pumps used in the tin mines of Cornwall. The early miners found that the pay gravel often lay 40 to 100 feet under the surface. The wheels were used to pump the water . . . — — Map (db m42710) HM |
| On Barkerville Highway (Provincial Highway 26). |
| | Built in 1882, this is British Columbia’s oldest surviving courthouse, replacing one which stood here from 1862-1882. By 1918, declining population in Richfield led to the building’s closure. Designated a Provincial historic object in 1945, it was . . . — — Map (db m42763) HM |
| On Kwah Road West 0.3 kilometers west of Stewart Lake Highway (British Columbia Highway 27), on the right when traveling west. |
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English:
Simon Fraser and John Stuart established Fort St. James among the Carrier Indians in 1806. Originally a North West Company post, it passed to the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1821. From the beginning an important centre of trade and . . . — — Map (db m42736) HM |
| On Front Street (Provincial Highway 97) at Carson Street, on the left when traveling north on Front Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m8853) HM |
| | For over half a century the Boyd family operated this haven for man and beast. Here weary travellers found lodging, food, and drink. Here fresh horses were hitched to stage-coaches and miners bought supplies.
This historic road-house, built in 1864 . . . — — Map (db m42766) HM |
| Near Trans Canada Highway (Route 1) west of Whispering Wood Lane. |
| | [English]
Baldwin #7717 Steam Locomotive
This Baldwin 2-6-0 mogul steam engine – builders #7717 – road #6 – 36" gauge locomotive, was built for the North Western Coal & Navigation Co. in 1885. It was originally used . . . — — Map (db m44339) HM |
| On Transcanada Highway (National Route 1), on the right when traveling west. |
| | First recorded in the report of the Palliser expedition of 1857-60, this pass takes its name from an incident in which Dr. James Hector, surgeon in the expedition, was kicked by his horse while exploring in this vicinity. The pass was virtually . . . — — Map (db m74545) HM |
| Near Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 1) 85 kilometers west of Provincial Highway 95. |
| | A ninety room hotel complete with bowling alley and observation tower once stood in this quiet clearing!Operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1887 to 1925, it was used as a base by mountaineers, adventurers and sightseers from all over the . . . — — Map (db m108665) HM |
| On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 1), on the right when traveling east. |
| | For many years steam locomotives on the mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway rumbled across these stone pillars.
Construction of the railway through these rugged mountains was a constant struggle. In this area, steep-sided valleys and . . . — — Map (db m110556) HM |
| On Provincial Highway 93/95 just from St. Mary's Street. |
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Gold miners poured into this area in the 1860’s crossing the Kootenay River at the foot of this street. The settlement that grew up here was first called Galbraith’s Ferry.
In 1887 the N.W.M.P. established a post here when friction developed . . . — — Map (db m100115) HM |
| On Carnavon Street at McKenzie Street, on the left when traveling east on Carnavon Street. |
| | This plaque was unveiled on October 21, 2000 as part of the New Westminster Public Library's celebration of 135 years of service to the community. It commemorates the Carnegie Library which opened on March 5, 1905 on this site and continued to . . . — — Map (db m32130) HM |
| On Columbia Street at 4th Street on Columbia Street. |
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On September 10 & 11, 1898,
fire destroyed the
downtown portion of
the City. After the
conflagration only these two
major buildings in this area remained:
the Burr Block
and the Queens Hotel.
This marker is placed in
recognition . . . — — Map (db m32209) HM |
| Near Carnavon Street at McKenzie Street. |
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The New Westminster Court House
The Court House was designed by architect George William Grant and opened on June 3, 1891 by the first colonial judge and Chief Justice for British Columbia, Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie.
On September 10, . . . — — Map (db m33185) HM |
| Near Lonsdale Avenue at Carrie Cates Court. |
| | The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Station was built to service a rail link between North Vancouver westward along Howe Sound to the interior of the province. The foot of Lonsdale became a busy transportation hub in the early days of the community as . . . — — Map (db m31979) HM |
| On Esplanade West 0.1 kilometers south of Mission Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | {In English:} The oldest surviving mission church in the Vancouver area has long been a focal point of the Mission Reserve. Chief Snat, a renowned Squamish leader, assisted by the Oblate missionaries, was largely responsible for building the . . . — — Map (db m32481) HM |
| | Preparing the Land
When John Stewart acquired this land in 1880, only basic land clearing had occurred. The blackberry bushes and hardhack marsh provided hospitable habitat for birds and small animals, but was not suitable for successful . . . — — Map (db m61051) HM |
| On Crescent Road at 142a Street on Crescent Road. |
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Community Building
The first permanent structure in Elgin was the Elgin Hotel (1870). It was built as a convenient stop-over point for travellers between New Westminster and Blaine.
In 1875, four years before the incorporation of the . . . — — Map (db m60900) HM |
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A Trading Post on the Fraser
In 1824, James McMillan of the Hudson’s Bay Company and a party of forty-seven passed this shore on an exploratory trip from Fort George (Astoria) at the mouth of the Columbia River to the Fraser River. They . . . — — Map (db m61525) HM |
| | River Routes
Located near the intersection of the King George VI Highway and the Nicomekl River, the Port Elgin area has been a crossroads for various forms of traffic for thousands of years. For centuries prior to the arrival of the first . . . — — Map (db m63715) HM |
| | Settlement History
First Nations settlements and seasonal hunting and fishing camps existed at the mouths of rivers and along the coastal shoreline for thousands of years before Europeans reached the West Coast. These sites were near . . . — — Map (db m60901) HM |
| On 0 Avenue (Interstate 5), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Upper marker:
This unfortified boundary line between the
Dominion of Canada
and the
United States of America
should quicken the remembrance of the more than century old friendship between these countries
A lesson of peace . . . — — Map (db m27450) HM |
| On Elgin Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This trail was an ancient Indian travel-way linking tribal villages in the south to salmon grounds of the Fraser River.
The first white explorers, lead by Chief Trader James McMillan of the Hudson’s Bay Company passed here in December of 1824. . . . — — Map (db m60820) HM |
| On Powell Street at Carrall Street on Powell Street. |
| | John Deighton was born in Hull, England. He was an adventurer, river boat pilot and captain, but best known for his "gassy" monologues as a saloonkeeper. His Deighton House Hotel, erected here on the first subdivided lot, burned in the Great . . . — — Map (db m40204) HM |
| On West Pender Street just from Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This building is an integral part of the Victory Square area dating back to 1929. The facade was renovated in 1948 by architect W.H. Birmingham. It was given Neo-classical treatments including a decorative cornice installed below the original . . . — — Map (db m54517) HM |
| On Beatty Street at Dunsmuir Street, on the right when traveling north on Beatty Street. |
| | In 1878 on the approach of an enemy cruiser squadron these 64 pounder muzzle-loading naval guns were hastily shore mounted to protect Esquimault. Subsequently they were issued to No. 5 Battery B.C. Brigade of Garrison Artillery, the first citizen . . . — — Map (db m53894) HM |
| On Burrard Street at Nelson Street, on the right when traveling north on Burrard Street. |
| | This landmark building, completed in 1957 as the head office for BC Electric Company, is a significant example of the Internationalist style of modern architecture. Floors are cantilevered from a central load bearing concrete core and supported by . . . — — Map (db m32348) HM |
| On West Pender Street near Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This small scale but well-executed example of Beaux-Arts classicism was designed by Thomas Hooper (the architect of Shaughnessy's Hycroft Mansion) and Elwood Watkins. Built in 1907 for Thomas Talton Langlois' BC Permanent Loan Company, after 1935 it . . . — — Map (db m54523) HM |
| On Granville Street just from West Hastings Street. |
| | In the early 20th century, bank buildings were designed to recall classical temples and evoke a sense of permanence and dignity. The Neo-Classical design, imposing Ionic columns, decorative stonework, and prominent roof cornice of this building make . . . — — Map (db m33025) HM |
| Near Main Street at East Hastings Street. |
| | This eclectic 1903 building was one of 2,507 public libraries paid for by the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, the richest person in the world when he retired in 1901. Carnegie believed in the "Gospel of Wealth" and gave away 90% of . . . — — Map (db m32318) HM |
| On West Pender Street at Carrall Street, on the right when traveling west on West Pender Street. |
| | The Chi Kung Tong, later the Chinese Freemasons, purchased this building in 1907. It included meeting rooms, a male dormitory and a Chinese school - uses common to Chinese Society Buildings. The Chi Kung Tong assisted early immigrants from China who . . . — — Map (db m53798) HM |
| On Seymour Street just south of Dunsmuir Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This unusual building is one of the few surviving Art Deco buildings in downtown Vancouver. Its roofline an exuberant crenelated cornice built in cast concrete and designed in a curvilinear waterfall theme. Downing is best known as the architect of . . . — — Map (db m41926) HM |
| On West Hastings Street at Cambie Street, on the right when traveling west on West Hastings Street. |
| | This ornate Beaux-Arts skyscraper was commissioned by Imperial Trust in 1906 but opened in 1910 as the Dominion Trust Building after this company assumed the debt and completed construction. It was the tallest building in the British Empire at that . . . — — Map (db m54360) HM |
| On Beatty Street at Dunsmuir Street, on the right when traveling north on Beatty Street. |
| | This fortress-like building has served as the drill hall and armoury for the British Columbia Regiment since its opening by HRH the Duke of Cornwall and York in 1901. The solid building with three-foot thick walls, was constructed of Gabriola Island . . . — — Map (db m54225) HM |
| On Stanley Park Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
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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 — — Map (db m54578) HM |
| On West Hastings Street at Cambie Street, on the right when traveling west on West Hastings Street. |
| | Thomas Flack commissioned this landmark commercial building in 1898, following his return from a prosperous venture to the Klondike gold fields. Completed in 1900, it framed one of the city's most prominent intersections, facing the first provincial . . . — — Map (db m53619) HM |
| On West Hastings Street just from Hamilton Street. |
| | Here stood
Hamilton
First Land Commissioner
Canadian Pacific Railway
1885
in the silent solitude
of the primeval forest
He drove a wooden stake
in the earth and commenced
to measure an empty land
into the streets of . . . — — Map (db m40645) HM |
| On Granville Street at West Hastings Street, on the right when traveling north on Granville Street. |
| | Since 1907, generations of Vancouverites have arranged downtown rendevous with one simple phrase - "meet you under the Birks clock!"
Erected as "a public convenience for the people of Vancouver", this stalwart timepiece has stood in front of . . . — — Map (db m32970) HM |
| Near Stanley Park Drive 1 kilometer east of West Georgia Street. |
| | This gun is a naval type twelve pound muzzle-loader. Cast in 1816 at Woolwich, England, it was brought to Vancouver around 1894. The crests of King George III and of the Earl of Mulgrave, Master General of Ordnance are on the barrel.
Gun . . . — — Map (db m33868) HM |
| On Granville Street just south of Robson Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This rare example of an art deco exterior employing colourful terra cotta with Egyptian overtones was designed by the architects of Vancouver's city hall as part of a 1929 building renovation. The interior structure dates from built in 1888 for . . . — — Map (db m42010) HM |
| On Beatty Street at Dunsmuir Street, on the right when traveling north on Beatty Street. |
| | Crew 5, Wt 30 tonnes, Speed 40 km/hr, armament - 57 mm main gun, 2 x 30 cal mg, in service 1941-1945.
The Ram tank was designed and built in Canada as part of Canada's contribution to the allied war effort in WW II. A total of 1949 Ram tanks . . . — — Map (db m54263) HM |
| On West Georgia Street just west of Richards Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built in 1929 for the brokerage firm S.W. Randall Company, this commercial building is a good example of the design of the city's downtown office development at the time of the Great Depression. The brick cladding is enriched by the terra cotta . . . — — Map (db m54834) HM |
| On East Hastings Street at Jackson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Hastings Street. |
| | In 1922 Ferrera Court was the home of Vancouver tailor David Marks, where vaudeville comedian Benny Kubelsky met thirteen-year-old Sadie Marks. They dated in 1926 and married the next year. As Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone they often returned to . . . — — Map (db m46691) HM |
| On Beatty Street at Dunsmuir Street, on the right when traveling north on Beatty Street. |
| | M4A3E8, Crew 5, Wt 32 tonnes, speed 48 km/hr armament - 76 mm main gun, 2 x 30 cal mg in service 1943-1970
On 8/9 August 1944, the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own), then designated Canadian 28th Armoured Regiment, was commanded . . . — — Map (db m53942) HM |
| On Dunsmuir Street at Seymour Street, on the left when traveling west on Dunsmuir Street. |
| | Of the turn-of-the century hotels built in the downtown area before World War I, this is the last one that has survived as a hotel. Noted architect W.T. Whiteway designed it in 1913. He was the architect of the Sun Tower, the original 1903 Woodard's . . . — — Map (db m41988) HM |
| On Powell Street at Carrall Street on Powell Street. |
| |
Here stood the old maple
tree under whose branches
the pioneers met in 1885 and
chose the name "Vancouver"
for this city. — — Map (db m41554) HM |
| Near Stanley Park Drive 0.3 kilometers north of West Georgia Street. |
| | The Vancouver Rowing Club was established in 1899 when the Burrard Inlet Rowing Club joined the Vancouver Boating Club. Throughout it's history the Vancouver Rowing Club has played an important part in the athletic and social life of Vancouver. This . . . — — Map (db m31941) HM |
| On Government Street at Bay Street, on the left when traveling north on Government Street. |
| | Head of sternwheeler navigation on the Skeena. The town grew at the landing close to the Indian village of Gitenmaks. Crews from the Collins Telegraph arrived in 1866. Following them Omineca gold miners, Hudson’s Bay pack strings and “gandy . . . — — Map (db m9073) HM |
| On Yellowhead Highway (National Route 16), on the right when traveling west. |
| | This site, once the largest village of the Bulkley Valley Indians, later was named after the pioneer missionary, Father Morice. Salmon, staple food of the Indian, concentrated in the canyon and were caught with basketry traps, dip-nets, and . . . — — Map (db m9072) HM |
| On Alaska Ave (National Highway 2) near 8th Street, in the median. |
| |
Constructed in just 8 months in 1942,
this 2,450 kilometre highway provided
an essential transportation link to the
northwest of North America during
the Second World War, and has since
remained a major . . . — — Map (db m135256) HM |
| On Skeena Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The developing provincial salmon industry spread northward when the Inverness Cannery opened here in 1876. The first cannery in northern British Columbia, it took advantage of the abundant sockeye runs up the Skeena River to challenge the dominance . . . — — Map (db m9075) HM |
| On Skeena Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Salmon canning stimulated economic development on this coast. North Pacific is the oldest West Coast cannery still standing. From here the Bell-Irving family shipped high quality salmon directly to England before 1900. Typical of most canneries in . . . — — Map (db m9203) HM |
| On Yellowhead Highway (National Route 16), on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Skeena, “river of mists,” makes a major cleft through the Coast Mountains. To Coastal Tsimshian Indians and Interior tribes it was vital to trade and travel. In later years, Port Essington, near the river’s mouth, became the main . . . — — Map (db m9074) HM |
| On Provincial Highway 19 north of Campbell River. |
| | Treacherous currents, swirling eddies, and turbulent tide-rips still harass vessels, despite the blasting away in 1958 of the twin peaks of Ripple Rock. Charted in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver, the Narrows has claimed numerous ships and lives . . . — — Map (db m9077) HM |
| | Constructed in 1899, this church is a fine early example of Ukrainian ecclesiastical architecture in Canada. Its distinctive massing, plan and bulbous cupolas reflect the Byzantine-influenced architectural heritage of the homeland of the settlers in . . . — — Map (db m8421) HM |
| On Second Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | New Iceland represents a distinctive episode in the early settlement of the Canadian West. In 1875 and 1876, more than a thousand Icelandic immigrants settled a large tract of land reserved for them by the federal government along the western shore . . . — — Map (db m8453) HM |
| On Transcanada Highway (National Route 1) 2.4 kilometers east of Manitoba Highway 26, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The first marker of the Dominion Lands Survey was placed 10 July, 1871, on the Principal Meridian, about half a mile south of this site. The system, then inaugurated by Lieutenant Colonel J.S. Dennis, Surveyor-General, extends across the prairies . . . — — Map (db m8489) HM |
| On Railway Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
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This impressive grouping of five standard-plan wooden grain elevators is a rare survivor of the long rows that once dominated Prairie towns. The row was built between 1922 and 1941, Manitoba's golden age of elevators, by a cross-section . . . — — Map (db m8491) HM |
| On Tache Avenue 0.1 kilometers south of Avenue de la Cathedrale, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 1818-1825 First ChapelWhen the first two Catholic missionaries arrived at the Red River settlement, much work awaited them. Father Provencher constructed a modest log structure to serve as rectory, church and boys' school. 1825-1839 Second . . . — — Map (db m106491) HM |
| On River Road (Provincial Highway 238) at St. Andrew's Road (Provincial Highway 410), on the left when traveling north on River Road. |
| | Erected between 1852 and 1854, this large limestone dwelling housed the rector of nearby St. Andrew’s church and complemented the massive construction of that building. The rectory, built for the Reverend William Cockran was one of the first stone . . . — — Map (db m8449) HM |
| On River Road (Provincial Highway 238) at St. Andrews Road (Provincial Highway 410), on the left when traveling north on River Road. |
| | Beginning in 1828 the Rev. W. Cockran held religious services in the homes of settlers in this area. In 1829 he established a permanent residence at Grand Rapids on the Red River and by 1831 had built a small wooden church. His growing congregation . . . — — Map (db m8445) HM |
| On River Road (Provincial Highway 238), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built in the mid-1850s, this house was the residence for a private girls’ school run by Matilda Davis until 1873. The school was supported by families of the Red River Settlement and by officers of the Hudson’s Bay Company from across western Canada . . . — — Map (db m8450) HM |
| | This bridge was designed not only for heavy freight cars to travel over the Assiniboine River but also for steamships to travel under it. The center span of the bridge lifts and is known as a bascule bridge (from the French word for "see-saw"). . . . — — Map (db m106490) HM |
| | Strategically located at the junction of two major rivers which form part of a vast continental network, this spot has witnessed many of the key events of Western Canadian history. This was a traditional native stopping place and for this reason La . . . — — Map (db m106447) HM |
| | Angered that they had not been consulted about the transfer of the Hudson's Bay Company territories to Canada, the inhabitants of the Red River Settlement, led by Louis Riel, in 1869 proclaimed a Provisional Government which took control of the . . . — — Map (db m106489) HM |
| | "The Path of Time" celebrates the procession of history at The Forks that continues to the present. The tools used to shape the Prairies - stone axes, scythes, locomotives, steam tractors, computers - are reflected, each in turn, on the . . . — — Map (db m106418) HM |
| On River Road (Provincial Highway 238), on the right when traveling north. |
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This is the only Caméré curtain bridge-dam built in North America, and by far the largest ever constructed. H.E .Vautelet, the Canadian engineer responsible for its design, adapted a French technological advancement to deal with the . . . — — Map (db m9205) HM |
| On Main Street (New Brunswick Route 114) just south of Legion Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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Near this town on 3rd September 1755, a detachment of Major Frye's troops, sent from Fort Cumberland to destroy Acadian settlements on the river and compel the people to surrender for deportation, was defeated by a French force under Charles . . . — — Map (db m106630) HM |
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Imagine 100 billion tons of water moving in and out of a bay twice every 25 hours. Powered by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun, Fundy's tides are among the highest in the world and vary daily with the changing positions of these . . . — — Map (db m106860) HM |
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Although the flowerpot rocks come in a variety of different shapes and sizes, they have all been formed over millions of years by the dynamic movements of the earth and erosion from glaciers, tides, snow, ice and winds.
The story of the rocks . . . — — Map (db m106812) HM |
| On Main Street (New Brunswick Route 114) at Hopewell Cross Road, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. |
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This 18th century anchor
retrieved from the
Petitcodiac River
at Hopewell Cape in 1981
by Jack Weldon
Donated to the
Albert County Historical Society
by
his wife Grace
and sons James, Thomas and Dale
This plaque was given as a . . . — — Map (db m106638) HM |
| | Designed by local architect Watson Reid, this magnificent Court House was built in 1904 partially on the same foundation as the original that was lost to fire earlier. The County Council reluctantly agreed to pay the whopping $4,495 price . . . — — Map (db m106750) HM |
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This small rectangle of land was part of a 738 acre tract originally granted to Robert Dickson Esq. and Jesse Converse on 8 May 1789. The original land grant encompassed all of present day Hopewell Cape. Later, after being acquired by the . . . — — Map (db m106770) HM |
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