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|  Yuen On Lung Store - Merritt, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This general store was opened in 1928 by the Toy family, who had immigrated to Canada from China around 1916. They operated the store sporadically until the 2000s, after which time it became a City of Merritt Heritage Property. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/28/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop - Merritt, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This building was built in 1926 on the corner of Voght Street and Coutlee Avenue. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/28/2014 last visited: never |
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|  The Coldwater Hotel — Merritt, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The Coldwater Hotel has been serving the travelling public since 1908. In 1999 the City of Merritt gave it heritage status. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 06/13/2010 last visited: 05/01/2011 |
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|  Merritt Post Office — Merritt, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The brick art deco post office was completed in 1939. The City of Merritt has declared it a Heritage Site. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 06/13/2010 last visited: never |
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|  Trinity United Church - Merritt, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The Presbyterians in Merritt had, shortly after the turn of the century, met for years in various locations in the town. In 1908, land for a church was bought for $400. By November of 1910 the congregation had a church. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/14/2014 last visited: never |
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|  St. Michael's Anglican Parish - Merritt, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Merritt's Anglican congregation, after meeting for around 6 years in various homes and halls, finally had a church to call their own in 1913. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/14/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Old Drill Hall - Merritt, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers If this brick building looks familiar, it could be because you've seen drill halls built prior to 1920 in other towns. These were all built shortly after the beginning of World War I. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 02/04/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Merritt Courthouse - Merritt. BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This being 2015, this old courthouse will celebrate its 101st birthday this year. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 02/04/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Baillie House. Merritt, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Built in 1913 to house a mail order bride, Cosom A. Bigney's house included much embellishment in hopes that it would make the English lady feel at home. She never arrived and Cosom A. Bigney never married, passing away in 1933. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/14/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Nicola Valley - Merritt, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The Nicola is a beautiful valley in central BC. posted by: gypsie2 location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/15/2010 last visited: 04/05/2023 |
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|  A Tale of Three Bridges - Spences Bridge, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This story should actually be "A Tale of Three Bridges and a Ferry", as before the first of the the three bridges there was a ferry. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/17/2019 last visited: never |
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|  [DESTROYED] Lytton Joss House Site - Lytton, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Opened May 13, 2017, the Lytton Chinese History Museum stands on a heritage property, once the site of an 1881 Chinese Joss House, unceremoniously torn down some time after 1928. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/12/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Hell's Gate Fishways - Fraser Canyon, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This plaque, mounted on a stone cairn, tells the story of the international effort undertaken to remediate a man made disaster in the Fraser Canyon's Hell's Gate. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/17/2019 last visited: 08/08/2019 |
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|  Fraser Canyon — Hell's Gate, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The Fraser Canyon is an amazing geological formation. Caught between two major mountain ranges -- the Coast and the Cascades -- this deep gash in the surface of the earth was formed from fault lines and river erosion. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 05/01/2013 last visited: never |
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|  Canadian Northern Pacific's Last Spike - Ashcroft, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The Canadian Northern Pacific Last Spike heritage plaque is located in a pull-out on the east side of the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 15 km south of Ashcroft and 19.5 km north of Spences Bridge. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 06/24/2019 last visited: never |
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|  McIntosh Memorial - Kamloops, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Erected at a prominent viewpoint in 1932 by the Rotarians, the McIntosh Memorial was dedicated to James McIntosh, influential pioneer of the Kamloops area. The memorial is just west of Columbia Street at Greenstone Drive posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/23/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Fur, Gold, and Cattle - Kamloops, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This heritage marker is at a viewpoint within the city of Kamloops, possibly the best viewpoint in the city. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/22/2014 last visited: never |
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|  William Frank Hayden House - Kamloops, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This house was built in 1911 for William Frank Hayden, Canadian Pacific Railway agent and insurance agent. It is a typical example of a middle class Edwardian-era building, myriads of which were going up during that time of unprecedented prosperity. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/28/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Stuart Wood School - Kamloops, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Completed in 1907, this school was one of many designed by prolific Newfoundland born architect William Tuff Whiteway (1856-1940). It stands on the south side of St. Paul Street in downtown Kamloops. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/22/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Kamloops Court House - Kamloops, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This landmark Edwardian Baroque-style brick and stone courthouse was completed in 1909. It stands majestically at the intersection of Seymour Street and First Avenue, looking down upon the business section of the city. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/22/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Inland Cigar Factory - Kamloops, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Built in 1895, this building was used as a cigar factory until 1913, when the factory outgrew the premises and moved. Taken over at that time by a bakery, the building still stands on the corner of Seymour Street and First Avenue. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/22/2014 last visited: never |
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|  St. Andrew’s on the Square - Kamloops, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Standing majestically on the corner of Seymour Street and Second Avenue, St. Andrew's is the oldest public building in Kamloops, having been built in 1887. It was originally built as a Presbyterian Church on land donated by the CPR. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/22/2014 last visited: never |
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|  William W. Bishop House - Kamloops, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This Edwardian-era Foursquare house was built in 1913 and also shows influence from the then popular Arts and Crafts movement. It is noted for having been built for William Wills Bishop, a printer with the politically active newspaper The Standard. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/28/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Old Bank of Commerce - Kamloops, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Built in 1904, this stately and substantial old bank stands at the corner of Victoria Street and First Avenue, cater-corner from the present city hall. It was used by the Bank Of Commerce until 1924. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/22/2014 last visited: never |
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|  1930 Liquor Store - Kamloops, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Standing on the east side of the old Bank of Commerce, also a heritage property, this one time Liquor Store is 26 years its junior. The building's address is 124-126 Victoria Street. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/24/2021 last visited: never |
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