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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX4E_former-victoria-law-courts_Victoria-BC.html
[English]Opened in 1889, the Victoria Law Courts was the first major public building constructed by the provincial government after union with Canada. Previously, court sessions had been held in one of the colonial administration buildings located…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX41_sir-matthew-baillie-begbie_Victoria-BC.html
[English]Begbie practised [sic] law in England for fourteen years before his appointment in 1858 as the first judge of the mainland Colony of British Columbia. During the gold rush, he won the respect of lawless miners of the Fraser River and Cari…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX40_mizzen-mast-h-m-s-algerine_Victoria-BC.html
Presented to the City of Victoriaby theMaritime Museum of British Columbia28th July, 1966H.M.S. Algerine was the last ship of the Royal Navy to be based in Esquimalt, 1908-1914. Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, she served as Depot Ship at E…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3Z_the-signing-post_Victoria-BC.html
You are standing in Bastion Square. The Hudson's Bay Company, whose legacy continues at the store on Government Street, established Fort Victoria here in 1843.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3Y_amor-de-cosmos-1825-1897_Victoria-BC.html
[English]Amor De Cosmos (Lover of the Universe) was the name adopted by William Smith of Windor, Nova Scotia, while in the California goldfields. In 1858 he arrived in Victoria and founded the opposition journal, the Colonist. For over two decades…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3X_the-75th-anniversary-of-the-canadian-navy_Victoria-BC.html
This tree and anchor dedicated to the City of Victoria celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy by HMCS Malahat 21 April 1985.Rededicated on 3 May 1998 in celebration of the Naval Reserves's 75th AnniversaryThis historic Admiralty …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3W_old-victoria-custom-house_Victoria-BC.html
(English)Completed in 1875 in the Second Empire style, Victoria's original Custom House is a distinguished example of the buildings erected by the new Federal Government after Confederation. It regulated the trade of the West Coast's busiest port …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3V_the-veteran-sailor_Victoria-BC.html
Founded in 1910, Canada's Naval Service wore the same uniform as the Royal Navy. The traditional "sailor suit" included bell bottom trousers, jumper, flannel ?gun shirt", and square collar. The uniform was completed with a lanyard, silk and a roun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3U_100th-anniversary-of-the-canadian-navy_Victoria-BC.html
Prior to 1910. the Royal Navy provided maritime defence of British North America and for the Dominion of Canada from 1867. With World War I brewing in Europe early in the 20th century, Great Britain redistributed the British fleet and reduced its …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3T_the-victoria-centennial-fountain_Victoria-BC.html
British Columbia was formed from four British Colonies and territories: The Crown Colony of Vancouver Island 1845 The Dependency of the Queen Charlotte Islands 1852The Crown Colony of British Columbia 1856The Stickeen Territory 1862Plaques…
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