General News & Comments : Sign Location/Geocode, Historical
Driving the The Telegraph Creek Road (Highway 51) is quite the experience. The road is narrow with many corners but the scenery is spectacular with views of the Stikine River Canyon and lava formations from near by Mt . Edziza. The end of the road is the historic community of Telegraph Creek which was a booming community for trade and transport in the first part of the 20th century. The Stikine River...
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General News & Comments : Sign Location/Geocode, Historical
If you live in northwest BC you have probably heard stories about the Yukon Telegraph Trail/Line. It was an important communication and transportation link for the region and the world from 1900-1936. There are still locations where you can see the telegraph wire and cabins where men spent there lives working and living along the route. The telegraph line grew out of the need for Yukon territory to have communication to the...
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General News & Comments : Resources & Links
By Terry Reksten:
For anyone who enjoys their history told with lots of pictures, this is a wonderful coffee-table book about the history of BC – a visual treat and fascinating read too.
Published by Douglas & McIntyre 2005.
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General News & Comments : Resources & Links, General
This official guide, published in the early 1980's by the Heritage Conservation Branch, Province of British Columbia, features the text for 133 plaques. It seems to be the brochure that most people are familiar with – though out of date, it may still turn up from time to time. The introduction included below captures some of the thinking behind the provincial Stop of Interest program:
"British Columbia is a province with a rich and vibrant history....
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General News & Comments : Resources & Links, General
By David E. McGill:
You may have seen copies of this out-of-print book that was published by Frontier Publishing Co. Ltd. in 1979. We gratefully acknowledge the research done by McGill, some of which has been incorporated into the background content of this website as edited by historian John Adams.
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