Annacis Island — Delta, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
N 49° 10.554 W 122° 55.958
10U E 504910 N 5447012
It is hard to believe today wondering about the very industrial landscape of Annacis Island that it had been farmland for over a hundred years.
Waymark Code: WM943V
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/25/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member wildwoodke
Views: 11
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1879 – 1979

CENTENNIAL HERITAGE SITE
ANNACIS ISLAND

Named after Francis Annance of the Hudson Bay Company party which camped here briefly in 1824. Patrick Murphy held the first land title in Delta, settling here in 1857. He was murdered in 1861. The island was farmed for 100 years and has been developed recently by Grosvenor International into a modern industrial estate.

Type of Marker: Cultural

Type of Sign: Historic Site or Building Marker

Describe the parking that is available nearby: On street

What Agency placed the marker?: Corporation of Delta
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