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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX33_figures-and-medallions-of-the-library-wing-of-parliament-building_Victoria-BC.html
[Medallions, top row] Milton - Sophocles - Shakespeare - Socrates - Dante - Homer
[Statues, anti-clockwise from the top left]Colonel R.C. Moody1813-1887Commander of Royal Engineers in 1858, erected New Westminster as capital of B.C., planned th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX31_knowledge-totem_Victoria-BC.html
Carved by Master Carver Cicero August and his sons Darrell and Doug August for the Cowichan Tribes, on the occasion of the closing of the XIV Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and the beginning of Victoria's role as host of the XV Common…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2Y_the-mackenzie-papineau-battalion-of-the-international-brigades_Victoria-BC.html
This monument commemorates the gallant men and women of British Columbia and Canada who offered their lives to defend the principles of democracy and served as the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion of the International Brigades in defence of the Republ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2W_creation-of-the-province-of-british-columbia_Victoria-BC.html
[English]The province of British Columbia was created on July 20, 1871. Formerly a crown colony established by the union in 1866 of Vancouver Island with the mainland colony of British Columbia, the addition of the Pacific coast province made Cana…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2U_juan-francisco-de-la-bodega-y-quadra_Victoria-BC.html
Captain in the Spanish Royal Navy. Explorer of the West Coast of North America and Governor of the Spanish settlement at Nootka, Vancouver Island.In honor of their meeting and the ensuing friendly association, Captain George Vancouver named this l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2T_pendrary-house_Victoria-BC.html
Family home of William J. PendraryBuilt 1897Known as Loretto Hall1940-1966Restoration by William and Florence Prior1970Topiary gardens replanted by descendants of Mr. Pendrary1980[Marker below, French]Ancienne residence de la famille William J. Pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX1P_dr-john-sebastian-helmcken_Victoria-BC.html
Dr Helmcken earned acclaim for his work as a physician, colonial legislator and negotiator of British Columbia's entry into Canada.This statue, created by Armando Barbon and Gabriele Vicari, was donated to the Royal BC Museum by the family of Yole…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX09_in-commemoration-of-the-treaty-between-great-britain-and-the-russian-empire_Victoria-BC.html
[English]In Commemoration of the Treaty Between Great Britain and the Russian Empire, 28 February 1825, Demarcating Canada's Western Boundary[Russian]В память Догово
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX05_to-our-glorious-dead_Victoria-BC.html
"They died the noblest death a man may die, fighting for god, and right and liberty, and such a death is immortality."Korea1950 - 1953[On the back]In Recognition of the Services of the Canadian Forces and Canadian CitizensIn The Service of Peace
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX04_the-netherland-carillon-history-of-the-carillon_Victoria-BC.html
The Netherland CarillonThe carillon was a gift fro British Columbia's Dutch community to honour Canada's 100th birthday in 1967. Her Majesty Queen Juliana of the Netherlands unveiled the cornerstone of this tower on May 23, 1967; it now sits in th…