FIRST - School in British Columbia — Victoria, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
N 48° 25.487 W 123° 22.080
10U E 472774 N 5363579
The Hudson's Bay Company's post Fort Victoria was established in 1843. However it wasn't until 1849 that a school was created here and it was the first what is today British Columbia.
Waymark Code: WMTFMW
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/17/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
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REV. R.L. STAINES AND WIFE
OPENED THE
FIRST BRITISH COLUMBIA SCHOOL
IN 1849
IN THE SAME BUILDING OF FORT VICTORIA
THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
MET AUGUST 12TH 1856
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1849

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