Mile Zero Cairn - Lillooet, British Columbia
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N 50° 41.487 W 121° 56.255
10U E 575041 N 5616052
This cairn was erected by the Historical Society of Lillooet on September 4th, 1939, to commemorate the building of the Cariboo Road.
Waymark Code: WM12V22
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/16/2020
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Inscription on the bronze plaque mounted on the cairn:
Erected by
the Historical Society
of Lillooet
September 4th, 1939
to commemorate
the building of the
CARIBOO ROAD
Construction commenced
From
Lillooet
in
1859
- MILE 0 -
"Mile Zero Cairn
The Mile '0' Cairn was erected in 1939, marking Mile '0' of the old Cariboo Road. From this point in the early stage coach days, all road houses and stopping places from here to Barkerville were known by their mileage from Lillooet - 70 Mile, 100 Mile, and so on".
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Cairn Location: On Main Street, across from the Lillooet Museum
Cairn Purpose: Trailhead Markers
Type if different from above list: To mark the start of the Cariboo Road
Types of rock: Riverbed Rocks
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