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Timeline

〉 1913

A long line of adults and children walk down a dirt road in celebrationIncorporation of Port Coquitlam


〉 1914-1918

Illustrated boy holding a newspaper that reads “war declared”World War I


〉 1918-1920

A newspaper notice discussing the Spanish flu epidemic and restrictionsThe Spanish Flu epidemic


1920

Illustration of men in a bar standing shocked as one gestures to flames outsideFire destroys downtown Port Coquitlam


1921

A small crowd view the remains of two washed out bridges Coquitlam River flood sweeps through downtown


1922

A notice with one handwritten row of numbersFinancial crisis


1923

Three groups of children performing the May Pole danceThe first community celebration of May Day


1948

Two houses submerged in water up to their windowsFraser River flood


1961

A car driving on a flooded roadCoquitlam River flood


1980

Terry Fox running on a school trackPoCo’s hometown hero Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope and is awarded the Order of Canada


2013

The PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives buildingPoCo Heritage Museum and Archives opens on the 100th anniversary of the city’s incorporation