FIRST known person to swim the strait of Juan de Fuca - Esquimalt, British Columbia
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a plaque dedicated to the first known person to swim the strait of Juan de Fuca located in an immense park in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
Waymark Code: WMPZ11
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/13/2015
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This plaque dedicated to the first known person to swim the strait of Juan de Fuca is located in the Saxe Point Park in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.
The inscription on the plaque goes as follow:
COMMMEMORATING
THE LANDING HERE ON JULY 8 1955
OF BERT OWEN THOMAS
OF TACOMA WASHINGTON
FIRST KNOWN PERSON TO SWIM
THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA
TIME TAKEN 11 HRS. 17 MIN.
ERECTED BY THE CORPORATION
OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT 1955
Saxe Point Park is 14.75 acres of peninsula seafront, with magnificent views of Juan de Fuca Strait and the Olympic mountains; gardens, woods, trails to enjoy, picnic benches on green lawns, access to sheltered beach situated in the township of Esquimalt.
The township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the New Songhees IR No. 1A Indian reserve and the town of View Royal, and to the north by a narrow inlet of water called the Gorge, across which is the district municipality of Saanich. It is one of the 13 municipalities of Greater Victoria and part of the Capital Regional District.
Esquimalt had a population of 16,209 in 2011. It covers 7.08 square kilometres. It is home to the Pacific fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy.
Source: Internet
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1955
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