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British Columbia Heritage MarkersZion United Church - Ashcroft, BC

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Built just one year after the first church in Ashcroft, this was initially a Presbyterian church which also served the Methodists for several years.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 06/24/2019

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersGrad Signs on the Hill - Ashcroft, British Columbia

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Grad Signs on the Hill BCHM is located just as you cross the bridge into Ashcroft. You can park at the old firehall at the corner.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 04/15/2021

last visited: never

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NWNW76.9 km

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersThe Fire Hall & The Bridges - Ashcroft, BC

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The Old 1919 Ashcroft Fire Hall will be seen on the north side of Highway 97 just after crossing the bridge to enter Ashcroft.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/02/2021

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersOld Ashcroft Fire Hall - Ashcroft, British Columbia

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Old Ashcroft Fire Hall BCHM is attached to the front of the old firehall just as you cross the bridge to enter Ashcroft.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 06/22/2021

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersRailway Avenue, Horse Racing & Water Power- Ashcroft, BC

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The Old 1919 Ashcroft Fire Hall will be seen on the north side of Highway 97 just after crossing the bridge to enter Ashcroft.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/02/2021

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersAshcroft Manor — Ashcroft, BC

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Dating back to the Cariboo Wagon Road of the 1860s, the Ashcroft Manor is a ranch. The manor house was destroyed by fire in 1943, but the road house survives.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 06/07/2015

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersPeachland Baptist Church - Peachland, BC

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Possibly unique in the province, this old wooden church continues to serve the community of Peachland, though now as a museum.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 12/14/2015

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersThe Okanagan Mountain Fire of 2003 - Peachland, BC

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It was a scary time in the central Okanagan in August of 2003 and we happened to be there to witness it all.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 12/15/2015

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersWildfire Commemorative Park - West Kelowna, British Columbia

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A small park has been created in Lower Glenrosa to commemorate the wildfires of 2009 which caused the evacuation of 12,500 residents and destroyed three homes.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 04/01/2023

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryWildfire Commemorative Park - Westbank, BC

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A small park has been created in Lower Glenrosa to commemorate the wildfires of 2009 which caused the evacuation of 12,500 residents and destroyed three homes.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 03/01/2017

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersHudson's Bay Brigade Trail Sign

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Hudson's Bay Brigade Trail Sign, located just off of the Coquihalla Highway near Hope, B.C.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Phoneguy Canuck

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 05/28/2009

last visited: 05/27/2009

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersEngineer's Mule Road to Similkameen — Hope, BC

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In the 1850s gold fever struck along the Fraser River and in the Boundary country near Rock Creek. The problem was how to keep the gold on British soil not go through American held lands. The answer: build a mule road across the mountains.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 02/25/2016

last visited: 09/06/2018

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersJapanese Canadian Internment Sites of the Second World War - Hope, BC

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About 2 kilometres southeast of the Highway 3 - Coquihalla interchange, east of Hope, BC, is a large informational kiosk which relates the story of the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War II.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 06/17/2020

last visited: 09/18/2020

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersChrist Church - Hope, BC

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The longest continually-operating church on BC's mainland, Christ Church has been the City of Hope's Anglican Church since its construction in 1861.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 07/07/2019

last visited: never

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersThe Mighty Fraser - Hope, British Columbia

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Marker located on the shore of Fraser River, close to the boardwalk.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member machard

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 08/14/2019

last visited: 04/24/2023

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British Columbia Heritage MarkersThe-swim-across-to-each-other-place - West Kelowna, BC

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This British Columbia Heritage Marker is set at a pullout beside the east traffic circle at the Campbell Road exit from Highway 97, just west of the Okanagan Lake Bridge.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 05/05/2013

last visited: 01/27/2014

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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

Image for Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church - Kelowna, BCview gallery

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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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Signs of HistoryHope Slide - Hope, British Columbia

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Hope Slide sign of history is located in the viewing area overlooking the slide area. There is a large parking area and EV charging stations.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 07/10/2019

last visited: 08/21/2022

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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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