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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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|  From Kamloops to the Sea - Kamloops, BC
in Signs of History At a lookout point on a back road near Kamloops, BC. posted by: gypsie2 location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/16/2011 last visited: never |
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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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|  Old Men's Provincial Cemetery - Kamloops, BC
in Signs of History This cemetery was opened in 1896 for the burial of the first resident of the Provincial Home for Old Men to pass away. The home itself was opened in 1894. This sign (there are actually two, identical) is at the southeast corner of the cemetery. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/14/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Ching Ming Festival - Kamloops, BC
in Signs of History The Kamloops Chinese Cemetery is at least 150 years old and the Ching Ming Festival has been performed each year since it came into being. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/24/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Mr. Lau - Kamloops, BC
in Signs of History The Kamloops Chinese Cemetery is at least 150 years old and is still being maintained by the Chinese community. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/24/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Chinese Heritage Cemetery - Kamloops, BC
in Signs of History The Kamloops Chinese Cemetery is at least 150 years old and is still being maintained by the Chinese community. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/24/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Who Is Buried Here - Kamloops, BC
in Signs of History The Kamloops Chinese Cemetery is at least 150 years old and is still being maintained by the Chinese community. It was in continuous use until the 1970s. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/24/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Sacred Heart Cathedral - Kamloops, BC
in Signs of History This Cathedral opened as a church in 1925, replacing the wood frame church which had burned down during Ash Wednesday service in 1919. In December of 1945, with the establishment of the Diocese of Kamloops, it was elevated to Cathedral status. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/31/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Cenotaph and Memorial Park - Kamloops, BC
in Signs of History On Battle Street at Second Avenue is a small park which was created as a memorial to World War I soldiers who died in battle. It was dedicated in 1925, containing one of only two cenotaphs in Canada including a clock and a second cairn, as well. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/01/2014 last visited: never |
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