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The British Columbia Heritage Markers category waymarks Historical Markers that have been installed by the Province of British Columbia or other historic markers placed throughout the province of B.C.
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British Columbia Heritage MarkersKelowna Fire Hall - Kelowna, BC

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On the site of Kelowna's original 1906 fire hall, this sturdy brick hall replaced the first wood frame hall in 1924. It was the home of the Kelowna Volunteer Fire Brigade.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 11/12/2015

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersBC Growers Packing House - Kelowna, BC

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The BC Growers Packing House, now known as the Laurel Packing House, is on the corner of Ellis Street and Cawston Avenue at 1304 Ellis Street.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 05/05/2013

last visited: 01/02/2014

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersFumerton House - Kelowna, BC

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A Depression Era house, the Fumerton House looks as good as it did nearly a century ago.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/24/2020

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersCanadian National Station - Kelowna, BC

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On Thursday, September 10th, 1925, tracks of the Canadian National Railway finally reached the city limits of Kelowna. This occurred after 11 years of delay.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 04/08/2013

last visited: 01/03/2014

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersChrist Evangelical Lutheran Church - Kelowna, BC

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Now a French cultural centre, this Gothic Revival edifice was built to house Kelowna's first Lutheran church.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/24/2020

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersFirst United Church - Kelowna, BC

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Built in 1909, this was the replacement for the original wood framed Knox Presbyterian Church, which dated from 1897.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 11/13/2015

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersOld Glenn Avenue School - Kelowna, BC

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A somewhat less than comely building, this onetime school continues to serve the young people of Kelowna as a youth centre.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/24/2020

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersSt. Michael and All Angels Anglican Cathedral, Kelowna, BC

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This grand stone cathedral sits at 608 Sutherland Avenue, on the corner of Sutherland and Richter Street.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 03/22/2013

last visited: 02/11/2014

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersWomen's Institute Hall - Kelowna, BC

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Built around 1924 as a school, this little wood framed building has had a varied and eclectic history.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/24/2020

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersCentral Elementary School - Kelowna, BC

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Built with all the modern conveniences of 1913, including toilets and lavatories in the basement, somewhat strangely, also included were the more traditional outhouses in the playground.

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location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/24/2020

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersW.R. Trench House - Kelowna, BC

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A 1½ storey Arts & Crafts style bungalow built for a druggist, this house has grown, as has the city, through the years.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/24/2020

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersJ.W. Jones House - Kelowna, BC

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A beautifully restored and maintained Queen Anne residence, this is now home to a law group.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/24/2020

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersJames B. Knowles House - Kelowna, BC

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The J. B. Knowles House is now part of a park named for its original owner, Knowles Heritage Park.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/24/2020

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersBoyce Gyro Park - Kelowna, BC

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Gyro Park is a combination park and beach along Lakeshore Road in the Mission district of Kelowna.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 05/02/2023

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersGuisachan House - Kelowna, BC

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The Guisachan House, built in 1891, is in Guisachan Heritage Park at 1060 Cameron Avenue, just west of Gordon Drive and south of Guisachan Road.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 05/23/2013

last visited: 01/12/2014

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersQueen Elizabeth's Oak - Summerland, British Columbia

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The first Anglican church in Summerland, St. Peter's, was also the first church in Summerland. Built at an unknown time in the late nineteenth century, it was replaced by St. Stephen's in 1910.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 04/03/2023

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersSt. Stephen's Anglican Church - Summerland, BC

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The first Anglican church in Summerland, St. Peter's, was also the first church in Summerland. Built at an unknown time in the late nineteenth century, it was replaced by St. Stephen's in 1910.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 11/12/2015

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersTashme - Sunshine Valley, BC

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To the side of Sumallo River Road, leading to the Tashme Museum and site of the Tashme Detention Camp is this BC Stop of Interest marker.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 06/13/2020

last visited: 09/17/2020

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersHedley - Famous for Gold

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One of the new signs the Province produced in 2008 on 150th anniversary of the creation of BC.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 07/02/2010

last visited: 07/07/2017

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersGold in Nickel Plate - Hedley, BC

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One of the BC roadside markers now mounted on the side of the Hedley Museum.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 07/02/2010

last visited: 05/23/2023

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersWillowbrook Farms Ltd. and the Parkinson Recreation Center — Kelowna, BC

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Tucked in behind the Parkinson Recreation Center is this historic sign that discusses the changing face of Kelowna. Prior to the present urbanization Kelowna was mostly farms and orchards. The Johnsons were like many others making a living here.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 05/24/2010

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersTashme Japanese Canadian Internment Camp 1942 - 1946 - Sunshine Valley, BC

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Upon entering the Sunshine Valley community from Highway 3, one spies a BC Stop of Interest marker. Further along, one will encounter a more comprehensive marker at the Tashme Museum.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 06/13/2020

last visited: 08/07/2019

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersFather Pandosy O.M.I. — Kelowna, BC

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Father Pandosy created a Catholic mission in the Okanagan Valley in 1859. Here the Province of British Columbia honours him as having started the first white settlement in the valley.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 05/24/2010

last visited: 10/28/2012

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersImmaculate Conception Mission - Kelowna, BC

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Mounted on a large boulder inside the entrance of Father Pandosy Mission, this sign recalls the founding and history of the oldest Catholic Mission in the British Columbia Interior.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 01/16/2016

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersThe Dewdney Trail — Cascade Recreation Area, BC

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The Dewdney Trail was developed through the 1860s to provide an all-British Columbia route from the Interior of the colony to water access on the Pacific Ocean.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 06/04/2013

last visited: never

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