Heritage Place Park - Ashcroft, British Columbia
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N 50° 43.264 W 121° 16.806
10U E 621403 N 5620218
Heritage Place Park, aka Heritage Place is along Railway Avenue near 6th Street. There is parking at this location/entrance.
Waymark Code: WM144TM
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 04/15/2021
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One of the many attractions in Ashcroft is Heritage Place Park aka Heritage Place is a well maintained interpretive park decorated with artifacts and buildings representing the history of the region. Within the park are a series of short walking paths with interpretive signs marking each exhibit and documents the early days of the railway and mining industries.
The park is a wonderful place to visit while in Ashcroft with huge trees, shaded benches and picnic tables. Throughout the park are several murals and mosaics. When we were there the visitor center and washrooms were open. There is parking on both sides of the park. The park is approximately 2 acres in size, though it is long and narrow.
There are dozens of informational signs including British Columbia Heritage Markers. As you are walking the trails in the park, you will discover a vast array of mosaics and murals including the Harmony Bell which displays four mosaics about the ethnic diversity of the area. There is a large gazebo where musical entertainment are held during the summer. (These events are temporally closed due to COVID 19) There is a working water wheel, old sod roof miner's cabin, an old caboose and a Highland Valley Copper truck.
Name: Heritage Place Park
Street Location: Railway Avenue
Local Municipality: Ashcroft
State/Province, etc.: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: John Barrrie Cline and others
Picnic Facilities: Tables, benches, gazebo, displays and signs and
Recreational Facilities: Walking trail
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Murals and mosaics
Special Events: Concerts
Traditional Geocaches: Gold Country BX Express - Heritage Park
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3NXAJ_gold-country-bx-express-heritage-park
Date Established: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
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