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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWOF_market-squares-main-gate-fountain_Victoria-BC.html
This historic fountain was originally erected near the turn of the century at the "edge of town" known as the Five Corners: Government, Douglas, Gorge and Hillside Streets.The three-level fountain provided water for parched travellers [sic] and th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWOE_cast-iron-panels_Victoria-BC.html
The cast iron panels on this fence are from the Driard Hotel, built in 1892 and designed by architect John Teaque. It was Victoria's most prestigious hotel prior to the construction of the Empress Hotel. A reconstructed portion of the original hot…
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/HM5UP_the-birdcages_Victoria-BC.html
The Legislative Buildings for the Colony of Vancouver Island were built on these grounds in 1859. Nicknamed "The Birdcages" because of their quaint style, they were replaced in 1894-97 by the present buildings. The original Legislative Hall, meeti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5UO_fort-victoria_Victoria-BC.html
The mooring rings on the rocks below are the only surviving fragment of Fort Victoria built by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1843. From 1846, when the Oregon boundary was drawn at the 49th parallel, this post served as grand depot and headquarters o…
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