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The Cariboo Road, 1862: Royal Engineers Push Gold Route through Fraser Canyon

The Cariboo Road, 1862: Royal Engineers Push Gold Route through Fraser Canyon

This painting was created by Rex Woods in 1967 as part of a Centennial series called Confederation Life.
Old Yale Road winding through the bush, ca. 1900

Old Yale Road winding through the bush, ca. 1900

Photograph of an unknown portion of the Old Yale Road.
Plaque commemorating the Cariboo Wagon Road, 2017

Plaque commemorating the Cariboo Wagon Road, 2017

This plaque was installed by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and is located along the Fraser River in Yale, BC.
The wagon road at the 17 mile post. Road to goldfields

The wagon road at the 17 mile post. Road to goldfields

Construction of the Cariboo Wagon Road began in 1862 and continued until 1865. It spanned roughly 650 kilometers, providing a route from Fort Yale to Barkerville. Two of […]
Road work noted in the BC Public Works Report.

Road work noted in the BC Public Works Report.

Improvements made on the road from Murray’s Hill to Sumas Prairie with Philip Jackman Sr. as foreman as documented in the Report of the Chief Commissioner of Lands […]
Murray’s Corners, ca. 1890

Murray’s Corners, ca. 1890

A view of Murray’s Corners (in Murrayville, Langley), from the Old Yale Road.