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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVU_emily-carr_Victoria-BC.html
Victoria-born Emily Carr is British Columbia's most famous artist. Her art and writings are recognized across Canada. Emily grew up with a passion for art and a love of nature, especially animals. After high school she studied art in San Francisco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVT_kwakiutl-bear-pole_Victoria-BC.html
Project of Native Indians' Participation Centennial Sub-Committeeto commemoratethe Union in 1866 of the colonieson Vancouver Island and the mainland asBritish Columbia Kwakiutl Bear Polecarved byMr. Henry Hunt of Kwawkewlth Indian Band at Victo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVF_from-mudflat-to-rain-garden_Victoria-BC.html
A sports field served James Bay for many years until the Community envisioned a new park space. On August 27th, 2009 City Council adopted the Fisherman's Wharf Management Plan. The plan was completed in two phases and the Mayor celebrated the gran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVD_a-natural-harbour_Victoria-BC.html
ca. 1860[Photo caption reads] A detail of the View of Victoria, 1860.Major Bay is largely undeveloped.BC Archives POP01538 1878[Photo caption reads] Bird's-Eye View of Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. 1878, detail.Drawn by E.S. Glover, Publishe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EV8_signs-of-lekwungen_Victoria-BC.html
There are messages in the landscape here, surviving traditional place names, and the soil itself preserves ancient stories waiting to be told. This is the land of the Lekwungen People, known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. As you t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EP9_giants-rooted-among-us_Victoria-BC.html
Gaze up into a Giant sequoia. Let your imagination soar. Fully grown, they are the largest living things on the planet. Their ancestors stood among dinosaurs. Today, the Giant sequoia is found naturally in fewer than 100 groves in the Sierra Nevad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EP7_british-columbia-indians-world-wars-memorial_Victoria-BC.html
This tablet in memory of theBritish Columbia Indianswho gave their lives in theWorld Wars 1914 · 1918 - 1939 · 1945
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EP3_twinning-of-morioka-japan-and-victoria_Victoria-BC.html
Placed here May 23, 1985commemorating the twinning ofMorioka, Japan and Victoriaand to the memory ofDr. Inazo Nitobe Mayor Daizo Ota [and] Mayor Peter Pollen————————10th Anniversary of TwinningMor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EP2_tomorrow-run-91_Victoria-BC.html
The Elks and Royal Purpleof CanadacommemorateAl Howie's record setting"Tomorrow Run 91"Began at Mile 0 St. John's Nfld.June 21 and ended September 1, 1991 atMile 0 Victoria B.C.72 days - 10 hours later.Our gratitude to all who helped usraise funds…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DTI_tiger-company-fire-hall_Victoria-BC.html
The Tiger Company was one of three volunteer fire companies dedicated to protecting Victoria's growing business district during the late 1800s. By the 1870s, there was a need to replace the Tiger's original fire hall on Johnson Street but it was n…
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