List of National Historic Sites of Canada in British Columbia
This list includes all buildings, objects and sites in the Canadian province of British Columbia that have the status of a National Historic Site of Canada (French lieu historique national du Canada ). The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada , as an agency within the remit of the Canadian Federal Environment Ministry , has so far included 94 sites on this list. As of June 2012 , 11 of these sites are currently managed by Parks Canada .
National Historic Sites
Historic site | date | ISIN drawing |
Location | description | photo |
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223 Robert Street | 1905 (end of construction) | 1990 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 45 ″ N , 123 ° 23 ′ 20 ″ W. |
Ornate wooden Queen Anne style house . | |
Abbotsford Sikh Temple | 1912 (end of construction) | 2002 |
Abbotsford 49 ° 3 ′ 3 ″ N , 122 ° 18 ′ 27 ″ W. |
Oldest still existing Sikh temple in Canada; played an important role in the first phase of Sikh immigration to Canada. | |
Section of the Kettle Valley Railway in Myra Canyon | 1914 (end of construction) | 2002 |
Central Okanagan 49 ° 48 ′ 13 ″ N , 119 ° 18 ′ 39 ″ W. |
A 9.6 km long section of a railway line with several tunnels and trestle bridges made of steel and wood, which are considered a masterpiece of engineering. | |
Barkerville | 1862 (foundation) | 1924 |
Barkerville 53 ° 3 ′ 57 ″ N , 121 ° 31 ′ 2 ″ W. |
The center of the Cariboo gold rush and catalyst for British Columbia's economic and political development; the settlement became a ghost town , but restoration began in 1958. | |
Bay Street Drill Hall | 1915 (end of construction) | 1989 |
Victoria 48 ° 26 '7 " N , 123 ° 21' 50" W. |
Two-storey parade hall with elements of the Tudor style ; their size reflects the great increase in the number of soldiers in training after the Second Boer War . | |
Begbie Hall | 1926 (end of construction) | 1989 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 56 " N , 123 ° 19 ′ 36" W. |
Three-story purpose-built nursing home at Royal Jubilee Hospital; recalls the increasing professionalization of nursing in the early 20th century. | |
Binning Residence | 1941 (end of construction) | 1998 |
West Vancouver 49 ° 20 '25 " N , 123 ° 11' 48" W. |
Small two-room house, built for the artist BC Binning ; an early example of New Building construction in Canada. | |
Boat Encampment | 1811 (first use) | 1943 |
Warsaw Mountain 52 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ N , 118 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Discovered by David Thompson , it was a major hub for the Hudson's Bay Company's York Factory Express ; Submerged in 1973 after the construction of a dam. | |
Britannia Mines Concentrator | 1923 (end of construction) | 1987 |
Britannia Beach 49 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ N , 123 ° 11 ′ 59 ″ W. |
Ore enrichment plant (concentrator) for copper refining at one of Canada's largest mines in the 1920s and 1930s. | |
Britannia Shipyard | 1890 (foundation) | 1991 |
Richmond 49 ° 7 ′ 16 ″ N , 123 ° 10 ′ 9 ″ W. |
Shipyard at the southern estuary of the Fraser River and part of historic Cannery Row in Steveston . | |
Butchart Gardens | 1904 (foundation) | 2004 |
Brentwood Bay 48 ° 33'55 " N , 123 ° 28'10" W. |
Internationally known gardens, partly located in a former limestone quarry. | |
CFB Esquimalt | 1865 (foundation) | 1995 |
Esquimalt 48 ° 25 ′ 56 " N , 123 ° 25 ′ 55" W. |
Four historic sites in the naval base: Her Majesty's Canadian Dockyard, the former Royal Navy Hospital, the Veterans Cemetery, and the Cole Island Magazine. | |
Chee Kung Tong Building | 1877 (end of construction) | 2008 |
Barkerville 53 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ N , 121 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Two-story wooden building; originally used by the Chee Kung Tong organization which looked after Chinese immigrants. | |
Chilkoot Trail | 1896–1900 (event) | 1987 |
Bennett 59 ° 46 '3 " N , 135 ° 6' 47" W. |
Traditional traffic route from the upper reaches of the Yukon River over the Coast Mountains to Taiya Inlet in Alaska ; Used by thousands of prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush . | |
Chilliwack City Hall | 1912 (end of construction) | 1984 |
Chilliwack 49 ° 10 ′ 8 ″ N , 121 ° 57 ′ 24 ″ W. |
Building in the Beaux-Arts style, which served as the town hall until 1980; Canada's only surviving town hall from before 1930 that is made entirely of reinforced concrete. | |
Chinatown (Vancouver) | 1880 (foundation) | 2011 |
Vancouver 49 ° 16 '48 " N , 123 ° 5' 58" W. |
The largest and one of the oldest Chinatowns in Canada. | |
Chinatown (Victoria) | 1858 (foundation) | 1995 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 '46 " N , 123 ° 22' 4" W. |
Canada's oldest Chinatown ; dominated by buildings in traditional Chinese construction. | |
Chinese cemetery at Harling Point | 1903 (foundation) | 1995 |
Oak Bay 48 ° 24 '24 " N , 123 ° 19' 23" W. |
Cemetery on the banks of Juan de Fuca Street ; Remembering the first Chinese immigrants. | |
Christ Church | 1861 (end of construction) | 1994 |
Hope 49 ° 22 ′ 52 ″ N , 121 ° 26 ′ 39 ″ W. |
Wooden Anglican parish church in neo-Gothic style, built during the gold rush era; oldest church in British Columbia on the original foundation. | |
Church of Our Lord | 1875 (end of construction) | 1990 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 '14 " N , 123 ° 21' 52" W. |
Church building of the Reformed Episcopal Church , designed by John Teague ; one of the best examples of "carpenter Gothic" on the west coast of Canada. | |
Church of the Holy Cross | 1906 (end of construction) | 1981 |
Skookumchuck Hot Springs 49 ° 56 ′ 19 ″ N , 122 ° 24 ′ 24 ″ W. |
Famous example of a mission church in the “carpenter's Gothic” style, built by carpenters from In-SHUCK-ch . | |
Congregation Emanu-El | 1863 (end of construction) | 1979 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 39 " N , 123 ° 21 ′ 41" W. |
The oldest surviving synagogue in Canada and a rare example of a neo-Romanesque synagogue . | |
Craigdarroch Castle | 1890 (end of construction) | 1992 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 21 ″ N , 123 ° 20 ′ 37 ″ W. |
Scottish Gothic Revival mansion built for industrialist and politician Robert Dunsmuir . | |
Craigflower Manor House | 1856 (end of construction) | 1964 |
View Royal 48 ° 27 ′ 10 ″ N , 123 ° 25 ′ 18 ″ W. |
Half-timbered house built for the Pugets Sound Agricultural Company and one of the main buildings at Craigflower Farm. | |
Craigflower Schoolhouse | 1855 (end of construction) | 1964 |
View Royal 48 ° 27 ′ 14 ″ N , 123 ° 25 ′ 15 ″ W. |
Schoolhouse built for the children of Craigflower Farm and neighboring settlements; oldest surviving school building in western Canada. | |
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory | 1918 (end of construction) | 2001 |
Saanich 48 ° 31 ′ 11 ″ N , 123 ° 25 ′ 5 ″ W. |
Observatory with neoclassical decorations; was one of the world's leading astrophysical research centers until the 1960s. | |
Doukhobor Suspension Bridge | 1913 (end of construction) | 1995 |
Castlegar 49 ° 19 ′ 3 ″ N , 117 ° 37 ′ 47 ″ W. |
Suspension bridge over the Kootenay River , built by Duchoborzen . | |
Former Courthouse (Vancouver) | 1911 (end of construction) | 1980 |
Vancouver 49 ° 16 '58 " N , 123 ° 7' 14" W. |
Former courthouse, built in neoclassical style; now the location of the Vancouver Art Gallery . | |
Former courthouse (Victoria) | 1888 (end of construction) | 1981 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 34 ″ N , 123 ° 22 ′ 8 ″ W. |
The first major public building built by the provincial government; former location of the British Columbia Supreme Court. | |
Emily Carr House | 1864 (end of construction) | 1964 |
Victoria 48 ° 24 ′ 50 ″ N , 123 ° 22 ′ 12 ″ W. |
Two-story house in the Picturesque - Italianate style ; Birthplace of the artist Emily Carr . | |
Empress Hotel | 1908 (end of construction) | 1981 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 19 ″ N , 123 ° 22 ′ 5 ″ W. |
Nationally known railway hotel in the Châteauesque neo-renaissance style, built for the Canadian Pacific Railway . | |
First crossing of North America | 1793 (event) | 1924 |
Bella Coola 52 ° 22 ′ 43 " N , 127 ° 28 ′ 14" W. |
Location on the shores of the Pacific (in Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park ), which Alexander MacKenzie reached during his expedition and thereby became the first European to cross North America by land. | |
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse | 1913 (end of construction) | 1992 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 48 ″ N , 123 ° 22 ′ 52 ″ W. |
Roundhouse on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway , surrounded by the repair shop and outbuildings; Practically unchanged since it was built. | |
Government House | 1959 (end of construction) | 2002 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 6 " N , 123 ° 20 ′ 33" W. |
Around 15 hectares of cultivated landscape with the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. | |
Fisgard Lighthouse | 1888 (end of construction) | 1981 |
Colwood 48 ° 25 ′ 49 " N , 123 ° 26 ′ 51" W. |
The first permanent lighthouse on the Pacific coast of Canada, located at the entrance to Esquimalt Harbor . | |
Fort Alexandria | 1821 (foundation) | 1925 |
Alexandria 52 ° 37 ′ 59 ″ N , 122 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ W. |
The last trading post established by the North West Company prior to merging with the Hudson's Bay Company ; no remains above ground. | |
Fort Hope | 1848 (foundation) | 1927 |
Hope 49 ° 22 ′ 43 ″ N , 121 ° 26 ′ 40 ″ W. |
The location of a Hudson's Bay Company trading post . | |
Fort Kamloops | 1812 (foundation) | 1924 |
Kamloops 50 ° 40 ′ 44 ″ N , 120 ° 20 ′ 20 ″ W. |
The location of the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company trading posts . | |
Fort Langley | 1839 (foundation) | 1923 |
Fort Langley 49 ° 10 ′ 5 ″ N , 122 ° 34 ′ 18 ″ W. |
The location of a Hudson's Bay Company trading post on the south bank of the Fraser River ; here in 1858 the colony of British Columbia was proclaimed. | |
Fort McLeod | 1805 (foundation) | 1953 |
McLeod Lake 54 ° 59 ′ 5 " N , 123 ° 2 ′ 43" W. |
Location of the first fur trading post of the North West Company west of the Rocky Mountains ; For two decades the only connection between the two sides of the mountain. | |
Fort Rodd Hill | 1898 (end of construction) | 1958 |
Colwood 48 ° 25 ′ 57 ″ N , 123 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Coastal fortification with three artillery batteries , built to protect the port and naval base of Esquimalt . | |
Fort St. James | 1806 (foundation) | 1948 |
Fort St. James 54 ° 26 ′ 6 " N , 124 ° 15 ′ 26" W. |
Restored fur trading post on Stuart Lake founded by Simon Fraser ; New Caledonia District headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1826 to 1862. | |
Fort St. John | 1806 (foundation) | 1958 |
Fort St. John 56 ° 12 ′ 9 ″ N , 120 ° 49 ′ 34 ″ W. |
Location of a fur trading post of the North West Company . | |
Fort Steele | 1887 (foundation) | 1925 |
Fort Steele 49 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ N , 115 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ W. |
The first North-West Mounted Police base in British Columbia, founded by Superintendent Sam Steele . | |
Fort Victoria | 1843 (foundation) | 1924 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 33 " N , 123 ° 22 ′ 7" W. |
Hudson's Bay Company trading post , center of trade in the British Territories west of the Rockies ; Place of assembly of the First Parliament of Vancouver Island . | |
Gastown Historic District | 1867 (foundation) | 2009 |
Vancouver 49 ° 17 '4 " N , 123 ° 6' 32" W. |
Historic business district with buildings that mostly date from between 1886 and 1914; the first downtown Vancouver. | |
Gitwangak Battle Hill | 1971 |
Kitwanga 55 ° 7 ′ 16 ″ N , 128 ° 1 ′ 5 ″ W. |
Remains of a fortified Gitxsan village on the Kitwanga River, from around 1700 to 1835. | ||
Gulf of Georgia Cannery | 1894 (foundation) | 1976 |
Steveston 49 ° 7 ′ 30 " N , 123 ° 11 ′ 12" W. |
Various wooden structures on a quay used for processing and canning fish; located in what was once the most important fishing village on the west coast. | |
Hatley Park | 1913 (end of construction) | 1995 |
Colwood 49 ° 7 ′ 30 ″ N , 123 ° 11 ′ 12 ″ W. |
229 acre landscaped garden with Hatley Castle in the center; this Tudor-style building was the seat of the Royal Roads Military College from 1940 to 1995 . | |
Howse Pass | 1978 |
Blaeberry River 51 ° 48 ′ 54 " N , 116 ° 46 ′ 20" W. |
An early 19th century traffic route across the Rocky Mountains . | ||
Kaslo Municipal Hall | 1913 (end of construction) | 1995 |
Kaslo 49 ° 54 ′ 38 " N , 116 ° 54 ′ 18" W. |
Two-storey half-timbered house with hipped roof ; the oldest surviving town hall on mainland British Columbia. | |
Kicking Horse Pass | 1858 (event) | 1995 |
Yoho National Park 51 ° 27 ′ 9 ″ N , 116 ° 17 ′ 7 ″ W |
Significant traffic corridor for road and rail over the Rocky Mountains . | |
Kiix? In (village and fortress) | approx. 1000 BC Chr. | 1971 |
Barkley Sound 48 ° 48 ′ 55 ″ N , 125 ° 10 ′ 30 ″ W. |
Huu-ay-aht village and fortress ; the only First Nation settlement on the coast of British Columbia that still retains largely traditional architecture. | |
Kitselas Canyon | 1972 |
Kitselas 54 ° 34 ′ 31 ″ N , 128 ° 39 ′ 48 ″ W. |
A canyon on the Skeena River that has been inhabited by indigenous people for around 5000 years; Location of two 19th century Tsimshian villages . | ||
Kitwankul | 1972 |
Gitanyow 55 ° 16 ′ 0 ″ N , 128 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ W. |
A Gitxsan village , known as Gitanyow since the 1990s. | ||
Kiusta Village | 1972 |
Graham Island 54 ° 10 ′ 38 " N , 133 ° 1 ′ 31" W. |
A former Haida village . | ||
Kootenae House | 1807 (end of construction) | 1934 |
Invermere 50 ° 31 '36 " N , 116 ° 2' 44" W. |
The location of a previous North West Company trading post ; David Thompson's base camp exploring the Columbia River . Occasionally also written Kootanae House . | |
Lions Gate Bridge | 1938 (end of construction) | 2005 |
Vancouver 49 ° 18 ′ 55 " N , 123 ° 8 ′ 18" W. |
Suspension bridge over Burrard Inlet and important transport link in the agglomeration of Vancouver; the longest suspension bridge in the British Empire at the time of opening . | |
Malahat Building | 1875 (end of construction) | 1987 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 28 " N , 123 ° 22 ′ 12" W. |
Former customs house ; a rare surviving example of a federal administration building in the Second Empire style. | |
Marpole Midden | 1892 (excavation) | 1933 |
Vancouver 49 ° 12 ′ 19 ″ N , 123 ° 8 ′ 17 ″ W. |
One of the largest archaeological sites in western Canada; contains the remains of a coastal Salish settlement . | |
McLean Mill | 1925 (foundation) | 1989 |
Port Alberni 49 ° 18 ′ 39 " N , 124 ° 49 ′ 38" W. |
A rare surviving example of an early 20th century sawmill , set in 13 hectares of forest in the Alberni Valley on Vancouver Island . | |
Metlakatla Pass | 1972 |
Metlakatla 54 ° 19 ′ 27 ″ N , 130 ° 27 ′ 29 ″ W. |
Traditional wintering place of the Tsimshian on Pike Island, an island at the northern entrance to the port of Prince Rupert . | ||
Motor Vessel BCP 45 | 1927 (end of construction) | 2005 |
Campbell River 49 ° 59 ′ 48 " N , 125 ° 13 ′ 47" W. |
One of the oldest and best preserved wooden purse seine fishing boats , typical of the west coast fishing; depicted on the Canadian five dollar bill from 1972 to 1986. | |
Nan Sdins | 1981 |
Gwaii Haanas 52 ° 5 '53 " N , 131 ° 12' 59" W. |
Also known as ninstints; Remains of long houses and totem poles of the Haida ; the World Heritage of UNESCO explained. | ||
New Gold Harbor Area | 1972 |
Moresby Island 52 ° 48 ′ 28 " N , 132 ° 3 ′ 53" W. |
Remains of a Haida settlement . | ||
Nikkei Internment Memorial Center | 1994 (opening) | 2007 |
New Denver 49 ° 59 ′ 12 ″ N , 117 ° 22 ′ 31 ″ W. |
On Slocan Lake located the center in memory of the camps where during the Second World War the Japanese-Canadians the west coast were interned. | |
North Pacific Cannery | 1889 (foundation) | 1985 |
Port Edward 54 ° 11 ′ 40 " N , 130 ° 13 ′ 29" W. |
Factory for canning salmon ; consisting of a relatively intact cluster of buildings that represent over 100 years of fishing industry on the west coast. | |
Orpheum Theater | 1927 (end of construction) | 1979 |
Vancouver 49 ° 16 '48 " N , 123 ° 7' 13" W. |
One of the few cinema complexes from the first half of the 20th century that has remained practically unchanged in Canada to this day. | |
Pemberton Memorial Operating Room | 1896 (end of construction) | 2005 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 58 ″ N , 123 ° 19 ′ 39 ″ W. |
Octagonal operating room in the Royal Jubilee Hospital; rare surviving example of a surgical device from the late 19th century. | |
Point Atkinson Lighthouse | 1912 (end of construction) | 2005 |
West Vancouver 49 ° 20 ′ 5 " N , 123 ° 15 ′ 42" W. |
A 19 meter high, hexagonal lighthouse on Burrard Inlet across from Vancouver; an early example of this type of construction. | |
Point Ellice House / O'Reilly House | 1912 (end of construction) | 1966 |
Victoria 48 ° 26 ′ 10 ″ N , 123 ° 22 ′ 38 ″ W. |
Victorian country house of prominent colonial official Peter O'Reilly ; Country house and garden are among the finest examples of Picturesque in Canada. | |
Powell River Townsite Historic District | 1911 (foundation) | 1995 |
Powell River 49 ° 52 '21 " N , 124 ° 32' 53" W. |
Residential area with wooden half-timbered houses for the workers of the nearby paper mill; very well preserved example of a planned industrial city. | |
Rogers Building | 1903 (end of construction) | 1991 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 26 " N , 123 ° 22 ′ 5" W. |
Victorian era commercial building with Queen Anne style storefront, intact interior and decorative elements. | |
Rogers Pass | 1971 |
Glacier National Park 48 ° 25 ′ 26 ″ N , 123 ° 22 ′ 4 ″ W |
Pass crossing in the Selkirk Mountains ; instrumental in developing the main Canadian Pacific Railway line into a major national route. | ||
Rossland Court House | 1901 (end of construction) | 1980 |
Rossland 49 ° 4 ′ 38 ″ N , 117 ° 47 ′ 44 ″ W. |
Courthouse made of bricks, which is particularly impressive due to its impressive location on a steep slope. | |
Royal Theater | 1913 (end of construction) | 1987 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 '24 " N , 123 ° 21' 44" W. |
Erected by the Victoria Opera House Company , this building served as a venue for theater, musicals and vaudeville performances; meanwhile a cinema and since 1972 a theater again. | |
SS Moyie | 1898 (end of construction) | 1958 |
Kaslo 49 ° 54 ′ 42 " N , 116 ° 54 ′ 8" W. |
A late 19th century paddle steamer , anchored on the shores of Kootenay Lake since 1958 ; At that time the oldest paddle steamer still in operation, which was built in Canada. | |
Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church | 1884 (end of construction) | 1980 |
North Vancouver 49 ° 18 ′ 57 " N , 123 ° 5 ′ 17" W. |
Roman Catholic church building in neo-Gothic style with two towers; oldest surviving mission church in the region. | |
Similkameen Spirit Trail | 2007 |
Hedley 49 ° 24 ′ 7 " N , 120 ° 15 ′ 29" W. |
Cultural landscape that illustrates over 4000 years of history of the Upper Similkameen; consisting of a path that connects three sites. | ||
Skedans | 2007 |
Gwaii Haanas 52 ° 57 ′ 52 " N , 131 ° 36 ′ 29" W. |
Former Haida village . | ||
St. Andrew's Cathedral | 1892 (end of construction) | 1990 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 ′ 32 " N , 123 ° 21 ′ 45" W. |
Roman Catholic cathedral in neo-Gothic style; Seat of the Diocese of Victoria . | |
St. Ann's Academy | 1871 (end of construction) | 1989 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 '8 " N , 123 ° 21' 49" W. |
Monumental brick building that served as an important educational institute for more than a century. | |
St. Roch | 1928 (end of construction) | 1962 |
Vancouver 49 ° 16 '39 " N , 123 ° 8' 50" W. |
Saver of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , who permanently in Vancouver Maritime Museum is issued; first ship to complete the Northwest Passage in a west-east direction. | |
Stanley Park | 1888 (foundation) | 1988 |
Vancouver 49 ° 18 '14 " N , 123 ° 8' 53" W. |
405 hectares of parkland on a peninsula that used to be a ceremonial site for the First Nations and a restricted military area for the British; largest city park in Canada. | |
Stave Falls Dam | 1912 (end of construction) | 2003 |
Mission 49 ° 13 ′ 44 ″ N , 122 ° 21 ′ 22 ″ W |
Well-preserved example of a typical hydroelectric power plant from the early 20th century; still used to generate electricity and is owned by BC Hydro . | |
Tanu | 1986 |
Gwaii Haanas 53 ° 1 ′ 30 " N , 131 ° 46 ′ 30" W. |
Former Haida village . | ||
Triple Island Lighthouse | 1920 (end of construction) | 1974 |
Triple Island 54 ° 17 ′ 41 ″ N , 130 ° 52 ′ 50 ″ W. |
Octagonal lighthouse on a small island on Hecate Strait ; the storm winds and the high tide made the construction of the lighthouse an extremely dangerous undertaking. | |
Twin Falls Tea House | 1910 (end of construction) | 1992 |
Yoho National Park 51 ° 32 ′ 45 ″ N , 116 ° 31 ′ 39 ″ W |
A log cabin that serves as a rest stop for hikers; typical facility for recreational activities in Canadian national parks. | |
Victoria City Hall | 1890 (end of construction) | 1977 |
Victoria 48 ° 25 '42 " N , 123 ° 21' 53" W. |
One of the best preserved examples of a Second Empire style public building in western Canada. | |
Vogue Theater | 1941 (end of construction) | 1993 |
Victoria 49 ° 16 ′ 47 " N , 123 ° 7 ′ 18" W. |
Building designed for both theatrical and cinema screenings; well-known and well-preserved example of streamlined modernity in Canada. | |
Weir's (Taylor's) Beach Earthworks Site | 1974 |
Metchosin 48 ° 22 '55 " N , 123 ° 32' 17" W. |
Prehistoric earthfill on Vancouver Island . | ||
Whaler's Shrine Site | 1983 |
Yuquot 49 ° 35 '29 " N , 126 ° 37' 0" W. |
Original location of the most important monument related to the Nuu-chah-nulth whaling culture ; the shrine was removed by an anthropologist in 1905 and is currently on display at the American Museum of Natural History . | ||
X̲á: ytem / Hatzic Rock | 1992 |
Mission 49 ° 9 ′ 7 ″ N , 122 ° 15 ′ 2 ″ W |
Home of the Stó: lō . | ||
Yan Village Indian Site | 1972 |
Masset 54 ° 3 '49 " N , 132 ° 14' 22" W. |
Former Haida village . | ||
Yuquot | 1923 |
Yuquot 49 ° 36 '0 " N , 126 ° 37' 0" W. |
Center of the social, political and economic world of the Mowachaht-Muchalaht ; first meeting place for Europeans and natives on the west coast of Canada; Signing of the Nootka Conventions . |
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ^ National Historic Sites of Canada - administered by Parks Canada: British Columbia. Parks Canada, accessed June 10, 2017 .
- ↑ 223 Robert Street National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Abbotsford Sikh Temple National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley Railway National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Barkerville National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Bay Street Drill Hall National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Begbie Hall National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Binning Residence National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Boat Encampment National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Britannia Mines Concentrator National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Butchart Gardens National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Esquimalt Naval Sites National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Chee Kung Tong Building National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Chilliwack City Hall National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Vancouver's Chinatown National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Victoria's Chinatown National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Christ Church National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Church of Our Lord National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Church of the Holy Cross National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Congregation Emanu-El National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Craigdarroch Castle National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Craigflower Manor House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Craigflower Schoolhouse National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Dominion Astrophysical Observatory National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Doukhobor Suspension Bridge National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Former Vancouver Law Courts National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Former Victoria Law Courts National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Emily Carr House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Empress Hotel National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ First Crossing of North America National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Estate of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Alexandria National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Hope National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Kamloops National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fort McLeod National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fort St. James National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fort St. John National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Steele National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Fort Victoria National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Gastown Historic District National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Hatley Park / Former Royal Roads Military College National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Howse Pass National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Kaslo Municipal Hall National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ Kicking Horse Pass National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Kiix? In Village and Fortress National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Kitselas Canyon National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
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