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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMOQ_the-nelson-column-montreal_Montreal-QC.html
North face :In memory of the Right Honorable Lord Viscount Nelson Duke of Bronte who terminated his career of Naval Glory in the memorable Battle of Trafalgar on the 21st of Oct 1806 after inculcating by signal a maxim that can never be forgotten …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMM9_nine-o-clock-gun_Vancouver-BC.html
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 restor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM58_the-new-westminster-court-house-and-land-registry-office_New-Westminster-BC.html
The New Westminster Court HouseThe 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, 1898, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM1P_canadian-bank-of-commerce-building_Vancouver-BC.html
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 ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM0D_meet-you-under-the-clock_Vancouver-BC.html
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 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLSE_european-exploration-in-the-strait-of-juan-de-fuca_Victoria-BC.html
Competition for sovereignty and trade drew Europeans to the Pacific Northwest coast in the 1780s. Although long known to First Nations people, the strait received its present name in 1787 when Charles Barkley identified it as the legendary transco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLPD_st-pauls-church_North-Vancouver-BC.html
{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 first …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLM7_b-c-electric-building_Vancouver-BC.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLLF_carnegie-library_Vancouver-BC.html
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% o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLIU_the-great-fire_New-Westminster-BC.html
On September 10 & 11, 1898,fire destroyed thedowntown portion ofthe City. After theconflagration only these twomajor buildings in this area remained:the Burr Blockand the Queens Hotel.This marker is placed inrecognition of the fireand to honour th…