Fort Victoria - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 48° 25.253 W 123° 22.146
10U E 472691 N 5363147
A monument on the northwest corner of Government Street and Belleville Street opposite James Bay marks the spot Fort Victoria stood and where the colony of Vancouver's Island was inaugurated by Richard Blanschard, the Governor Vancouver Island.
Waymark Code: WM108Z4
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 03/23/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 11
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Before Vancouver's Island became a colony it was administered by the Hudson's Bay Company which constructed Fort Victoria. An 8' tall field stone obelisk marks the site of Fort Victoria where in 1850 the colony of Victoria was inaugurated and give additional information about the history of Vancouver's Island. A bronze plaque on the obelisk is inscribed:

FORT VICTORIA

WAS ERECTED BY
HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY
1845

HERE THE COLONY OF VANCOUVER'S
ISLAND WAS INAUGURATED BY
RICHARD BLANSHARD
1850

VANCOUVER'S ISLAND AND
BRITISH COLUMBIA UNITED
1866

TWO YEAS LATER VICTORIA
BECAME THE CAPITAL OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA

Group that erected the marker: Government of British Columbia

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Government Street and Belleville Street
Victoria, British Columbia Canada
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