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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

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