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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: 8/24/2020

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.

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location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 8/24/2020

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: 8/24/2020

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryBoyce 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: 2/8/2014

last visited: 5/19/2014

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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: 5/23/2013

last visited: 1/12/2014

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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.

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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: 6/13/2020

last visited: 9/17/2020

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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: 7/2/2010

last visited: 7/7/2017

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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: 7/2/2010

last visited: 7/7/2017

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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: 5/24/2010

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: 6/13/2020

last visited: 8/7/2019

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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: 5/24/2010

last visited: 10/28/2012

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Signs of HistoryThe Oblates - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC

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This sign inside the entrance of Father Pandosy Mission explains who the Oblates, the group which created the mission, were. Missionaries, they settled in the Kelowna area to minister to the natives and settlers of a large area in the BC interior.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/3/2014

last visited: never

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Signs of HistorySite History - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC

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Inside the entrance of Father Pandosy Mission, this sign describes the creation and history of the oldest Catholic Mission in the British Columbia Interior.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/3/2014

last visited: never

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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: 1/16/2016

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryImmaculate Conception Mission - Pandosy 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: 9/3/2014

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryCaretaker's Quarters - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC

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Not original to the site of Pandosy Mission, this 1900 log house has been moved twice, the second time to its place here at the mission.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/3/2014

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryThe Joseph Christien House - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC

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This house first belonged to a former Hudson's Bay fur trader, Dave McDougal, then to the first farmer and settler in the Kelowna area, Joseph Christien.

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location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/4/2014

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryMcDougall House - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC

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The McDougall House is another building from the 1860s that has been moved to Pandosy Mission. It was once the home of a former Hudson's Bay Company fur trader.

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location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/3/2014

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryRoot House - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC

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This little building was the Fathers' cold storage building at Pandosy Mission, used to store food and keep it cool, allowing storage of fruit and vegetables for the long, cold winter ahead. It was conveniently built right beside the chapel.

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location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/3/2014

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryThe Chapel - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC

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This little log chapel, built by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, was the first building to go up at Pandosy Mission. It was the first Roman Catholic church in the BC interior. It was restored in 1954, 96 years after its construction in 1860.

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location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/3/2014

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Commercial CommemorationsPandosy Mission Sesquicentennial - Kelowna, BC

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This sculpture was commissioned by the Okanagan Historical Society to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Father Pandosy Mission. It depicts Father Pandosy in his flowing robe, scurrying across the mission grounds...

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location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/4/2014

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryBlacksmith Shop - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC

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The blacksmith shop at Pandosy Mission was originally built some miles away, in the Joe Riche District. Built around 1900, it was moved here by the Okanagan Historical Society in order to preserve it.

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location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/4/2014

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryBrothers' House - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC

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This little log house, built in 1865, would have been the first actual residence built at the mission, as the brothers had previously lived in the upper floor of the mission's chapel.

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location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/4/2014

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryMission Barn - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC

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This large log barn may have been the first one build in the Kelowna area, though that is not certain. The Oblate Fathers built then used the barn until at least the 1890s, when the mission headquarters was moved to Kamloops.

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location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 9/3/2014

last visited: never

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