Centennial Totem Pole - Vancouver, BC
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saopaulo1
N 49° 16.623 W 123° 08.854
10U E 489266 N 5458265
A monument to British Colmbia in Vancouver.
Waymark Code: WM9KCJ
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/29/2010
Views: 12
The piece is located close to both the Vancouver Maritime Museum and Kitsilano Beach. Surrounding the massive piece are some bench, so you can sit and admire the view. To get a better view to the pole, it's best to cross the street and see it in its full.
The plaque reads: "This 100 foot totem pole was dedicated at a ceremony on October 15, 1958 as a memorial to British Columbia's centennial year. The pole is an exact replica of one carved for Queen Elizabeth II by Chief Mungo Martin of the Kwakiutl Nation. Each figure on the pole represents a mythological ancestor of the ten tribes of the Kwakiutl Nation."
About 28 miles from here at Fort Langley, the British Columbian flag was raised for the first time. The fort is known as the Birth Place of the province.
Subject: State/Province
Commemoration: 100
Date of Founding: 1871
Date of Commemoration: 1971
Address:
Corner of Cypress and Chestnut
Vancouver, BC
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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