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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Powell River : Sign Location/Geocode
This sign is north of Powell River near the mill on Hwy 101, on Marine Avenue at the corner of Ash Avenue, kittycorner from the Patricia Theatre. A plot of colourful flowers blooms at its base - nice touch.
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Tske-tem-stu-weekh-tin : Sign Location/Geocode
I visited this Stop of Interest on October 2nd, 2008. It is at the junction of Highway 97 with Campbell Road, in West Kelowna. (49.878594, -119.522962)
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Ghost of Walhachin : Sign Location/Geocode
I most recently visited this Stop of Interest on March 26th, 2009. It has been removed -- temporarily, i hope. I have seen it many times at an eastbound pullout on the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 1 / Hwy 97), 16 km east of Cache Creek, and 6 km west of the highway's intersection with Walhachin Road. All that remained of the marker at this time were the metal post supports in the...
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