Fort Victoria

was erected by Hudson’s Bay Company

1843

Here Colony of Vancouver’s Island was inaugurated by Richard Blanshard 1850

Vancouver’s Island and British Columbia united 1866

Two years later Victoria became the capital of British Columbia

Marker is at the intersection of Government Street and ...

Fort Victoria

Founded by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1843, Fort Victoria became, after 1846, the head-quarters of the Company’s trade in British territory west of the Rocky Mountains. When the Colony of Vancouver Island was formed in 1849 Victoria was the ...

Fort Victoria

The pavement design near this plaque marks the location of the east gate of Fort Victoria, built in 1843. From here the wooden stockade stretched northward to the bastion and southward toward what is now Broughton Street. The plaques in ...

Fort Victoria

Founded 1843

The pavement design near this marks the location of the bastion that stood at the northeast corner of Fort Victoria. From here the stockade ran southward past the gateway at Fort Street, and westward toward the harbour. Each brick ...

Fort Victoria

was erected by Hudson’s Bay Company

1843

Here Colony of Vancouver’s Island was inaugurated by Richard Blanshard 1850

Vancouver’s Island and British Columbia united 1866

Two years later Victoria became the capital of British Columbia

Marker is at the intersection of Government Street and ...