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Colourful Characters in Historic Yale
Historic Yale Museum
Yale , British Columbia

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stores, with houses and a
tent city. The influx of so
many boisterous men led to
unlawful behaviour; robbery
and murder were commonplace,
and ‘wars’ occurred. The
governing parties sent
militia, installing a police
presence, as well as a
judicial system, in the town.

   The building of the
Cariboo Waggon Road kept
Yale’s economy alive when the
Gold Rush continued on to
Barkerville. Construction of
the Canadian Pacific Railway
began, and this brought a
second rush of prosperity to
Yale. New businesses
supplemented the established

ones, and the town history
became vibrant with the
families who stayed.
   Religion came to Yale in
the form of churches and
missions, including a girls’
school, which became ‘Yale’s
Little University,’ run by
Anglican nuns. All Hallows
was visited by a future king

and queen, as well as
Victoria’s daughter and
additional nobility.
   The list goes on, so
please enjoy the stories we
have presented here.

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