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Barkerville

Ghost town, Canada, founded 1862.

About Barkerville

Human settlement in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.1

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People

InspiredBilly BarkerThe boom town was named after Billy Barker's strike on Williams Creek in 1862.2InspiredJohn 'Cariboo' CameronCamerontown was named after John Cameron, whose claim struck rich in December 1862.3Worked atFanny BendixenFanny Bendixen opened her first Barkerville saloon in 1866.4

Events

Led toFraser River gold rushThe Fraser rush led Britain to create the Colony of British Columbia in 1858.5

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q808269 (Barkerville)
  2. BARKER, WILLIAM Dictionary of Canadian Biography
  3. CAMERON, JOHN (1820-88) Dictionary of Canadian Biography
  4. BENDIXEN, FANNY Dictionary of Canadian Biography
  5. Fort Langley National Historic Site: History Parks Canada

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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