Your visit to the 108 Heritage site will take you back to the good old days of the famous Mile Houses on the Cariboo Wagon Road.

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When Great Britain and the United States in 1859 agreed to a joint occupation of San Juan Island until the water boundary between the two nations could be settled, it was decided that camps would be located on opposite ends of the island.

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Located in a forested sub-alpine environment in the Cariboo mountains 80 km (50 miles) east of Quesnel.  Just follow the 'Gold Rush Trail' along Highway 97 to Quesnel, then take Highway 26 from there.  On the way, you can stop in at Cottonwood House for an introduction to the heritage adventure ahead!  The town of Wells is only 8 km west of Barkerville.

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A typical B.C. Electric Railway tram stop village has been created with a combination of heritage and replica buildings on a 10-acre site.  Period-costumed townsfolk welcome visitors and give demonstrations in the homes, businesses, and shops.  Be sure to take in the elegance of the Interurban #1223 and the interactive tram exhibit.  An exciting must for every visitor is a whirl on the historic 1912 C.W. Parker Corousel.  Amenities include an ice-cream parlour that offers a menu for light meals and snacks, picnic tables, and a gift shop.  The site is wheelchair accessible.

6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, British Columbia
Phone: (604) 293-6500

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On Monday July 30, 1827, James McMillan and 25 men started construction on the first Fort Langley, located at what is now called Derby reach.

Take Highway 1 to Langley.  Take the 200th Street exit (No. 58) and head north to 88th Avenue.  Go right on 88th to 208th Street, then turn left and follow it to Allard Crescent.  Go right and follow the green and yellow GVRD signs for about 4.3 kilometres to the Houston Trailhead.

For more information about Derby Reach, please see the Langley Centennial Museum web site at http://www.langleymuseum.org/index.asp
 

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When Great Britain and the United States in 1859 agreed to a joint occupation of San Juan Island until the water boundary between the two nations could be settled, it was decided that camps would be located on opposite ends of the island.

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In November of 1824, an expedition was sent out to explore the shore line of Puget Sound and the waters of the Fraser River.  The party was comprised of McMillan, three clerks and an interpreter, 36 men and an Iroquois Freehunter and his slave.  Their purpose: find an appropriate  site for a Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post.

23433 Mavis Street
Fort Langley, B.C.
Information: (604) 513-4777

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Fort Nisqually was the first European settlement on Puget Sound.  The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) of London, a vast fur trading enterprise chartered by King Charles of England in 1670, established it in 1833.  The original site was on the beach and plains above the Nisqually River delta in the present town of DuPont, Washington.  Today Fort Nisqually, including two of the original buildings, is located inside Tacoma's Point Defiance Park.  Fort Nisqually is owned and operated as a historic site by Metro Parks of Tacoma.

5400 North Pearl Street
#11
Tacoma, WA 98407
(253) 591-5339
FortNisqually@tacomaparks.com
 

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Britain's Royal Navy began using Esquimalt harbor on Vancouver Island in the 1840s, at first merely for anchorage, watering and for lumber; but the establishment of three hospital huts during the Crimean War marked the start of what is still an active naval base.

In 1862, the Royal Navy's Pacific Squadron was relocated to Esquimalt harbour from Valparaiso, Chile.  This increased presence, eventually including storehouses and workshops ashore, would require some form of coastal defence to deter naval attack by any potential enemy.  This need was reinforced by the influx of American gold miners during the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858, and by the armed, if polite, standoff of U.S. and British forces during the San Juan Islands Pig war of 1859.

603 Fort Rodd Hill Road
Victoria, B.C.
V9C 2W8
Tel: 250-478-5849
Fax: 250-478-2816
email: fort.rodd@pc.gc.ca

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Fort Steilacoom was founded by the U.S. Army in 1849 near Lake Steilacoom.  It was among the first military fortifications built by the U.S. north of the Columbia River in what was to become Washington state.  The fort was constructed due to civilian agitation about the massacre in 1847 at the Whitman mission.

For more information, directions, or event dates:
visit http://www.fortsteilacoom.com/index.htm
email Fort Steilacoom
call (message) 253-756-3928

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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Fort Vancouver was a 19th century fur trading outpost along the Columbia River that served as the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company in the company's Columbia District (known to Americans as the Oregon Country). Named for Captain George Vancouver, the fort was located on the northern bank of the Columbia River in present-day Vancouver, Washington, near Portland, Oregon. Today, a full-scale replica of the fort, with internal buildings, has been constructed and is open to the public.

Please see http://www.nps.gov/fova/visitmap.htm for the map.
Fort Vancouver's calendar of events can be found at http://www.nps.gov/fova/visitevent.htm
For more information please see their website at http://www.nps.gov/fova/home.htm
or call
Visitor Information: (360)696-7655 ex. 10
Visitor Information: 1-800-832-3599

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Gastown

Established the same year that Canada became a nation, Gastown grew into Canada’s third largest city and one of its most cosmopolitan.  But the Gastown district today retains its historic charm, independent spirit and distinctiveness.  There’s no mistaking Gastown for any other area of Vancouver, or of Canada for that matter.

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Historic Hat Creek Ranch offers a rare opportunity to explore the original buildings of a key location in the transportation history of the Cariboo.  The site also present the story of early use of the valley by people of the Shuswap Nation and their more recent contribution to the growth of the ranching industry.  Here in the dry rainshadow climate, east of the Coast Range mountains, a unique blend of cultures has evolved in a landscape of sage, bunchgrass and Ponderosa pines.  Come and experience one of the most distinctive heritage sites in British Columbia.

Located a one-hour drive west of Kamloops, the ranch is at the junction of Highway 99 (from Whistler) and Highway 97, the "Gold Rush Trail" route that leads north from Cache Creek. This town is at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and Hwy. 97, and Historic Hat Creek Ranch is only 11 km north of Cache Creek.

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Located in the heart of the "Royal City", Irving House is one of the oldest community heritage sites in the province.  Step back to 1865 as you enter the colonial home of Captain William Irving, the “King of the Fraser River”.  With 14 furnished rooms to view and enjoy, Irving House is a must see for everyone interested in New Westminster’s past.

302 Royal Avenue
New Westminster, B.C.
V3L 1H7
604-527-4640

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Port Moody

Yale, British Columbia

Located at the southern entrance to the spectacular Fraser Canyon, the town of Yale is one of southwestern British Columbia's oldest and most historic communities, having been the bustling steamship navigation capital during the Gold Rush.

Founded as a Hudson's Bay fort in 1848, Yale rose to prominence as the inland terminus of the Fraser River sternwheelers and a waystation for those travelling up and down the Fraser River.

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