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 Dawson Creek - 1879 to 1931 - Dawson Creek BC Canada
N 55° 45.564 W 120° 13.594
10U E 674021 N 6182784
The history of Dawson Creek BC in timeline fashion
Waymark Code: WMZ1YQ
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/28/2018
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This timeline of the history of Dawson Creek, British Columbia Canada, is on a sign at a Visitors Center not far from the Mile 0 point of The Alaska Highway. The timeline is as follows:
| 1879 | During the search for a suitable rail route through the Rockie, Dr. George Mercer Dawson led a survey party through this valley |
1898
1914 | Fur traders, prospectors, police, survey parties, and settlers, came on foot, by ox team, or horse-drawn vehicles, over the trails to this area. |
1929
1931 | The railroad pressed through to its present site, and the town buildings were moved to what is now the city of Dawson Creek. |
(Corrected to fix "it's" to "its", and cure a run-on sentence.)
Admission fee? (Include URL/link in Long Description to website that gives the current fee): no
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Visit Instructions:At least one good photo you have personally obtained and a brief story of your visit. Any additions or corrections to the information about the Waymark (for instance, have the hours open to the public changed) will be greatly appreciated.
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