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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EXH_concert-lawn_Auburn-BC.html
Under the sponsorship of Mr. and Mrs. Ian Ross, the Victoria Symphony Orchestra performed summer concerts on the main lawn between 1953 and 1967. Conducted by Hans Gruber they featured many international artists such as Teresa Stratas, Bernard Tur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EXF_seed-fireworks-fields_Auburn-BC.html
In 1903, the land now occupied by the Butchart Gardens was purchased from a local dairy farmer, Mr. Fernie. Reservoirs were excavated in 1969 to ensure a water supply for irrigation. The single jet fountain was installed to aerate the water supply…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EXD_coast-salish-totem-poles_Auburn-BC.html
Eagle with Salmon, Orca, Bear with SalmonThis Totem Pole, carve in Contemporary Coast Salish style by master carver Doug LaFortune of the Tsawout First Nation, was dedicated on September 9th, 2004 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of The But…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EX8_above-the-sunken-garden_Auburn-BC.html
The mound in the centre of the quarry was of an inferior grade of limestone and therefore not quarried. Left intact, it provided a natural viewpoint amid the developing garden beds. Jennie Butchart planted a pair of arbor vitae (trees of life) on …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EX4_soda-fountain-sit-in_Auburn-BC.html
The factory buildings have been demolished and the land is now designated as provincial parkland. The one remaining chimney is within The Butchart Gardens and stands as a beacon to the cement industry it once served.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EX1_ross-fountain-lookout_Auburn-BC.html
Directly behind the Ross Fountain lies Tod Inlet and the site of the Vancouver Portland Cement Company established in 1904. Adjacent to the plant at Tod Inlet was a village that housed the employees.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EWY_ross-fountain-lookout_Auburn-BC.html
This smaller quarry was a source of limestone in the 1860s. It was here that Ian Ross, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Butchart, devised his spectacular fountain with the assistance of his plumber, Adrian Butler and his electrician, Vic Dawson. The Ross …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EWV_the-sunken-garden-lake_Auburn-BC.html
The deepest part of the quarry floor was sealed, lined and allowed to fill with water from a natural spring forming a lake 40 ft deep in places. Mr. Butchart stocked the pool with trout which would rise to the surface to be fed when he clapped his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EWU_the-quarry-walls_Auburn-BC.html
The barren rock face of the quarry presented Jennie Butchart with a challenge. She hung in a bosun's chair to plant ivy in the crevices in the rock walls.